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# IOResult

Return result of last file IO operation

## Declaration

Source position: systemh.inc line 1015

`function IOResult: Word;`

## Description

IOresult contains the result of any input/output call, when the {\$i-} compiler directive is active, disabling IO checking. When the flag is read, it is reset to zero. If IOresult is zero, the operation completed successfully. If non-zero, an error occurred. The following errors can occur:

dos errors :

2
  File not found.
3
  Path not found.
4
  Too many open files.
5
  Access denied.
6
  Invalid file handle.
12
  Invalid file-access mode.
15
  Invalid disk number.
16
  Cannot remove current directory.
17
  Cannot rename across volumes.

I/O errors :

100
  Error when reading from disk.
101
  Error when writing to disk.
102
  File not assigned.
103
  File not open.
104
  File not opened for input.
105
  File not opened for output.
106
  Invalid number.

Fatal errors :

150
  Disk is write protected.
151
  Unknown device.
152
  Drive not ready.
153
  Unknown command.
154
  CRC check failed.
155
  Invalid drive specified..
156
  Seek error on disk.
157
  Invalid media type.
158
  Sector not found.
159
  Printer out of paper.
160
  Error when writing to device.
161
  Error when reading from device.
162
  Hardware failure.

## Errors

None.

## Example

    Program Example35;

    { Program to demonstrate the IOResult function. }

    Var F : text;

    begin
      Assign (f,paramstr(1));
      {$i-}
      Reset (f);
      {$i+}
      If IOresult<>0 then
        writeln ('File ',paramstr(1),' doesn''t exist')
      else
        writeln ('File ',paramstr(1),' exists');
    end.

Documentation generated on: Feb 26 2014