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# TDosStream.Init

Instantiate a new instance of TDosStream.

## Declaration

Source position: objects.pp line 313

`constructor TDosStream.Init(`
`FileName: FNameStr;`
`Mode: Word`
`);`

## Description

Init instantiates an instance of TDosStream. The name of the file that contains (or will contain) the data of the stream is given in FileName. The Mode parameter determines whether a new file should be created and what access rights you have on the file. It can be one of the following constants:

stCreate
  Creates a new file.
stOpenRead
  Read access only.
stOpenWrite
  Write access only.
stOpen
  Read and write access.

For an example, see TDosStream.Truncate.

## Errors

On error, Status is set to stInitError, and ErrorInfo is set to the dos error code.

## See also

TDosStream.Done |  | Closes the file and cleans up the instance.

Documentation generated on: Feb 26 2014