This example opens, or creates and opens, a file named "DOSTEST.DAT", writes to it, reads from it, and finally closes it.

#define INCL_DOSFILEMGR          /* File Manager values */
#define INCL_DOSERRORS           /* DOS Error values    */
#include <os2.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main(void) {
   HFILE  hfFileHandle   = 0L;  /* Handle for file being manipulated */
   ULONG  ulAction       = 0;   /* Action taken by DosOpen */
   ULONG  ulBytesRead    = 0;   /* Number of bytes read by DosRead */
   ULONG  ulWrote        = 0;   /* Number of bytes written by DosWrite */
   ULONG  ulLocal        = 0;   /* File pointer position after DosSetFilePtr */
   UCHAR  uchFileName[20]  = "dostest.dat",  /* Name of file */
          uchFileData[100] = " ";            /* Data to write to file */
   APIRET rc             = NO_ERROR;         /* Return code */

   /* Open the file dostest.dat. Use an existing file or create a new */
   /* one if it doesn't exist.                                      */
   rc = DosOpen(uchFileName,                    /* File path name */
                &hfFileHandle,                  /* File handle */
                &ulAction,                      /* Action taken */
                100L,                           /* File primary allocation */
                FILE_ARCHIVED | FILE_NORMAL,    /* File attribute */
                OPEN_ACTION_CREATE_IF_NEW |
                OPEN_ACTION_OPEN_IF_EXISTS,     /* Open function type */
                OPEN_FLAGS_NOINHERIT |
                OPEN_SHARE_DENYNONE  |
                OPEN_ACCESS_READWRITE,          /* Open mode of the file */
                0L);                            /* No extended attribute */

   if (rc != NO_ERROR) {
      printf("DosOpen error: return code = %u\n", rc);
      return 1;
   } else {
     printf ("DosOpen: Action taken = %ld\n", ulAction);
   } /* endif */

   /* Write a string to the file */
   strcpy (uchFileData, "testing...\n1...\n2...\n3\n");
   rc = DosWrite (hfFileHandle,              /* File handle */
                  (PVOID) uchFileData,       /* String to be written */
                  sizeof (uchFileData),      /* Size of string to be written */
                  &ulWrote);                 /* Bytes actually written */

   if (rc != NO_ERROR) {
      printf("DosWrite error: return code = %u\n", rc);
      return 1;
   } else {
      printf ("DosWrite: Bytes written = %u\n", ulWrote);
   } /* endif */

   /* Move the file pointer back to the beginning of the file */
   rc = DosSetFilePtr (hfFileHandle,           /* File Handle */
                       0L,                     /* Offset */
                       FILE_BEGIN,             /* Move from BOF */
                       &ulLocal);              /* New location address */
   if (rc != NO_ERROR) {
      printf("DosSetFilePtr error: return code = %u\n", rc);
      return 1;
   }

   /* Read the first 100 bytes of the file */
   rc = DosRead (hfFileHandle,                /* File Handle */
                 uchFileData,                 /* String to be read */
                 100L,                        /* Length of string to be read */
                 &ulBytesRead);               /* Bytes actually read */

   if (rc != NO_ERROR) {
      printf("DosRead error: return code = %u\n", rc);
      return 1;
   } else {
      printf ("DosRead: Bytes read = %u\n%s\n", ulBytesRead, uchFileData);
   } /* endif */

   rc = DosClose(hfFileHandle);                /* Close the file */

   if (rc != NO_ERROR) {
      printf("DosClose error: return code = %u\n", rc);
      return 1;
   }
   return NO_ERROR;
}