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# PetscViewerFileSetMode
Sets the open mode of file 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscviewer.h"   
PetscErrorCode PetscViewerFileSetMode(PetscViewer viewer, PetscFileMode mode)
```
Logically Collective


## Input Parameters

- ***viewer -*** the `PetscViewer`; must be a a `PETSCVIEWERBINARY`, `PETSCVIEWERMATLAB`, `PETSCVIEWERHDF5`, or `PETSCVIEWERASCII`  `PetscViewer`
- ***mode -*** open mode of file


```none
    FILE_MODE_WRITE - create new file for output
    FILE_MODE_READ - open existing file for input
    FILE_MODE_APPEND - open existing file for output
```





## See Also
 [](sec_viewers), `PetscViewerFileSetMode()`, `PetscViewerCreate()`, `PetscViewerSetType()`, `PetscViewerBinaryOpen()`

## Level
advanced

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c.html#PetscViewerFileSetMode">src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/tutorials/ex15.c.html">src/dm/tutorials/ex15.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/tutorials/ex20.c.html">src/dm/tutorials/ex20.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/tutorials/ex21.c.html">src/dm/tutorials/ex21.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex43.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex43.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex70.c.html">src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex70.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/mat/tutorials/ex10.c.html">src/mat/tutorials/ex10.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/tutorials/ex12.c.html">src/snes/tutorials/ex12.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/sys/classes/viewer/tutorials/ex1.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex11.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex11.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/ts/tutorials/ex11_sa.c.html">src/ts/tutorials/ex11_sa.c</A><BR>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/plex/plexexodusii.c.html#PetscViewerFileSetMode_ExodusII">PetscViewerFileSetMode_ExodusII in src/dm/impls/plex/plexexodusii.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/adios/adios.c.html#PetscViewerFileSetMode_ADIOS">PetscViewerFileSetMode_ADIOS in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/adios/adios.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/ascii/filev.c.html#PetscViewerFileSetMode_ASCII">PetscViewerFileSetMode_ASCII in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/ascii/filev.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c.html#PetscViewerFileSetMode_Binary">PetscViewerFileSetMode_Binary in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/cgns/cgnsv.c.html#PetscViewerFileSetMode_CGNS">PetscViewerFileSetMode_CGNS in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/cgns/cgnsv.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/hdf5/hdf5v.c.html#PetscViewerFileSetMode_HDF5">PetscViewerFileSetMode_HDF5 in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/hdf5/hdf5v.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/matlab/vmatlab.c.html#PetscViewerFileSetMode_Matlab">PetscViewerFileSetMode_Matlab in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/matlab/vmatlab.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/vtk/vtkv.c.html#PetscViewerFileSetMode_VTK">PetscViewerFileSetMode_VTK in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/vtk/vtkv.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/vu/petscvu.c.html#PetscViewerFileSetMode_VU">PetscViewerFileSetMode_VU in src/sys/classes/viewer/impls/vu/petscvu.c</A><BR>


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