Opens the file for writing. The following restrictions apply to the /WRITE qualifier: o Use the /WRITE qualifier to open and create a new, sequential file. If the file specification on an OPEN/WRITE command does not include a file version number, and if a file with the specified file name and file type already exists, a new file with a version number one greater than the existing file is created. o Use the /READ qualifier with the /WRITE qualifier to open an existing file. While the file is open, no other user will have access to it. When the file is first opened, the pointer is positioned to the beginning of the file. (This differs from OPEN/APPEND, which positions the pointer at the end of the file.) You cannot use OPEN/READ/WRITE to create a new file. o The /WRITE and the /APPEND qualifiers are mutually exclusive.