[help][blitz] Text files?

[Paul]

Can blitz input stuff into variables from text files?
Im looking for something like
var txt : string := "text.txt"
var input: int
open : input, txt, get

the blitz equivilant to this.
oh yea while I m on this thread, anyone know why this doesn't work? I was trying out the mouse functions, this is suppose to put the x coord of the mouse when clicking

code:

Graphics 640,480 While Not KeyHit(1) #x1=MouseX() If MouseDown(1) Then Print x1 End If Wend End

[Cervantes]

oh no. sorry it has taken so amazingly long to reply here. for whatever reason the thing didn't turn orange:?

anyways. as to your question:
Can Blitz input stuff into variables from text files?
Do you doubt blitz? of course it can
however, I've never learned how to do file manipulation in Turing: haven't found a need to. So nor have I learned it in Blitz. But if you go to the Command Reference and scroll down (you should be in 2D categorized) until you see the File/Stream section. That should be everything you need.

As for your program: what exactly is your problem with it? I try to run it and i get "expecting: wend". doesn't seem to make much sense
however, after playing with it for a while, I realized you put the # before thr x1. it should be x1#, not #x1. Or you could just leave the # off.
once the # is fixed, it should work fine.