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Syntax

status = fclose('all')

status = fclose(fid)

Description

Closes a file.

Details

Examples

Inputs

Name	Description
'all'	Closes all open files in the current directory.
fid	Specifies the identifier for the file you want to close. Use the fopen function to open a file and assign it an identifier. fid is an integer.

Outputs

Name	Description
status	Returns 0 if LabVIEW closes the file successfully. Otherwise, this function returns -1. status is an integer.

Details

If you include this function in a stand-alone application or shared library, 'all' directs LabVIEW to close all open files in the directory where you installed the application or shared library.

Examples

fid = fopen('Test.m');
fclose(fid);

Related Topics

fopen
fread
fseek
fwrite