Line Input# Statement

Reads a line from a sequential file into a variable.

Syntax:

Line Input Statement diagram


Line Input #fileNum, variable

Parameters:

fileNum: Number of the file that contains the data that you want to read. The file must have been opened in advance with the Open statement using the key word INPUT.

variable: The name of the variable that stores the result.

Cola instrucción Line Input#, pue lleer cadenes dende un ficheru abiertu nuna variable. Les variables de cadena lleen llinia a llinia hasta la primer torna de carru (Asc=13) o meyora de llinia (Asc=10). Les marques de final de llinia nun s'inclúin na cadena resultante.

Example:


  Sub ExampleWorkWithAFile
      Dim iNumber As Integer
      Dim sLine As String
      Dim aFile As String
      Dim sMsg As String
      aFile = "C:\Users\ThisUser\data.txt"
      iNumber = Freefile
      Open aFile For Output As #iNumber
      Print #iNúmberu, "Esta ye una llinia de testu"
      Print #iNúmberu, "Esta ye otra llinia de testu"
      Close #iNumber
      iNumber = Freefile
      Open aFile For Input As iNumber
      While Not eof(iNumber)
          Line Input #iNumber, sLine
          If sLine <>"" Then
              sMsg = sMsg & sLine & chr(13)
          End If
      Wend
      Close #iNumber
      MsgBox sMsg
  End Sub


  Sub ExampleWorkWithAFile
      Dim iNumber As Integer
      Dim sLine As String
      Dim aFile As String
      Dim sMsg As String
      aFile = "~/data.txt"
      iNumber = Freefile
      Open aFile For Output As #iNumber
      Print #iNúmberu, "Esta ye una ringlera de testu"
      Print #iNumber, "Esta ye otra ringlera de testu"
      Close #iNumber
      iNumber = Freefile
      Open aFile For Input As iNumber
      While Not eof(iNumber)
          Line Input #iNumber, sLine
          If sLine <>"" Then
              sMsg = sMsg & sLine & chr(13)
          End If
      Wend
      Close #iNumber
      MsgBox sMsg
  End Sub

Open Statement

Print# Statement

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