open-output-file -- r7rs Definition

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Kind

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procedure;

Implemented by

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• open-output-file (from vonuvoli);

Procedure signature

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Procedure variants:

• ((path-string) -> (textual-output-port-open))
  • input: a value of type path-string;
  • output: a value of type textual-output-port-open;

Exports

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• scheme:file -- (scheme file);

Exports recursive

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• scheme -- (scheme);

Description

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(open-output-file string)
(open-binary-output-file string)

Takes a string naming an output file to be created and returns a textual output port or binary output port that is capable of writing data to a new file by that name.

If a file with the given name already exists, the effect is unspecified. If the file cannot be opened, an error that satisfies file-error? is signaled.

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The text herein was sourced and adapted as described in the "R7RS attribution of various text snippets" appendix.

Referenced-types

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• path-string;
• textual-output-port-open;