Difference between Full BASIC and Microsoft BASIC

Text Files

Corresponding commands shown to the right.

OPEN "ABC.TXT" FOR INPUT AS #1
OPEN "ABC.TXT" FOR OUTPUT AS #1

OPEN "ABC.TXT" FOR APPEND AS #1
PRINT #1, A;B,C$
PRINT #1,USING "###";A
INPUT #1,A,B,C$
OPEN #1: NAME "ABC.TXT" ,ACCESS INPUT
OPEN #1: NAME "ABC.TXT"
ERASE #1
OPEN #1: NAME "ABC.TXT" ,ACCESS OUTPUT
PRINT #1: A;B,C$
PRINT #1,USING "###":A
INPUT #1:A,B,C$

EOF-function

WHILE NOT EOF(3)
 LINE INPUT #3,A$
 PRINT A$
WEND
DO
 LINE INPUT #3,IF MISSING THEN EXIT DO:A$
 PRINT A$
LOOP

Open a file as internal for WRITE statements.
Example.
OPEN #1: NAME "ABC.TXT" ,RECTYPE INTERNAL