Reading data from a file is a simple process of reading data until there is no more data in the file. This is

done through the following simple process.

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$$ Open the file

$$ Read the first data item from the file

$$ Repeat until data item is blank

o Process the data from the file

o Read the next data item

$$ Loop

$$ Close the file

To write data into a file you loop through all of the data and write it to a file on the hard drive.

Pseudocode

$$ Process your data

$$ Open the file