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dBASE Plus supports equivalent file commands and functions for all the methods in the File class, which can be organized into the following categories:

File utility commands

File information functions

Functions that provide byte-level access to files, sometimes referred to as low-level file functions

The low-level file functions are maintained for compatibility. To read and write to files, you should use a File object, which better encapsulates direct file access. In contrast, the file utility commands and file information functions are easier to use, because they do not require the existence of a File object.