# PetscViewerSetFileType

Sets the type of file to be open

### Synopsis

    #include "petsc.h"
    PetscErrorCode PETSC_DLLEXPORT PetscViewerSetFileType(PetscViewer viewer,PetscViewerFileType type)

Collective on PetscViewer

### Input Parameters

| viewer | - the PetscViewer; must be a binary, Matlab, hdf, or netcdf PetscViewer
| type | - type of file

       PETSC_FILE_CREATE - create new file for binary output

       PETSC_FILE_RDONLY - open existing file for binary input

       PETSC_FILE_WRONLY - open existing file for binary output

### See Also

PetscViewerCreate(), PetscViewerSetType(), PetscViewerBinaryOpen()

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Location:src/sys/src/viewer/impls/binary/binv.c
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