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Writes output to a file specified by its name or by a filehandler previously assigned to it by the file() function. The output file type depends on the type that is being written - in exactly the same way as it does for the write() function (see below). As the name implies, append() never overwrites previously existing output. Note that special characters such as newline and tab can be written to text files.
Anchor exist exist
number exist ( string )
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Prints all its arguments to the output area of the main user interface (and to that of any opened macro editor window). Note that special characters such as newline and tab can be used here.
Anchor read read
fieldset read ( string )observations read ( string )geopoints read ( string )list read ( string )netcdf read ( string )
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If you use write() sequentially, note that it will overwrite any previous output if called with a file name, but will add to previous output if called with a filehandler.
Note that special characters such as newline and tab can be written to text files.