FLUSH Procedure

Causes all buffered output on the specified file units to be written.

Usage

    FLUSH, unit1, ..., unitn

Input Parameters

uniti—The file units (logical unit numbers) to flush.

Keywords

None.

Discussion

PV‑WAVE uses buffered output for reasons of efficiency. This leads to rare occasions where a program needs to be certain that output data are not waiting in a buffer, but have actually been output. This procedure is handy for such occasions.

See Also

CLOSE, EMPTY

For background information, see the PV‑WAVE Programmer’s Guide.