VIC-20 C16 Plus/4 C64 C128 M65

The READ# command is used for restoring the contents of a variable from a file. The file must be opened first using OPEN.

READ #<logical_file_no>, <variable> [, <variable> ... ]

The READ# command is similar to INPUT# in that both commands read sequential data from a file, however while INPUT# accepts PETSCII-encoded (textual) data, READ# accepts binary data. To put it simple:

• INPUT# can restore data stored using PRINT#
• READ# can restore data stored using WRITE#

For an in-depth explanation of file input-output operations with examples, please read File I/O.

• OPEN
• CLOSE
• GET#
• PRINT#
• INPUT#
• WRITE#
• ST