Line Input # Statement

Reads strings from a sequential file into a variable.

Syntax:


Line Input #FileNumber As Integer, Var As String

Parameters:

FileNumber: 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.

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

With the Line Input# statement, you can read strings from an open file into a variable. String variables are read line-by-line up to the first carriage return (Asc=13) or linefeed (Asc=10). Line end marks are not included in the resulting string.

Example:


Sub ExampleWorkWithAFile
Dim iNumber As Integer
Dim sLine As String
Dim aFile As String
Dim sMsg As String
    aFile = "c:\data.txt"
    iNumber = Freefile
    Open aFile For Output As #iNumber
    Print #iNumber, "This is a line of text"
    Print #iNumber, "This is another line of text"
    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