Line Input # statement

Line Input # filenumber and name

Reads a line from a sequential file into a String or Variant variable.

filenumber

Used in the open statement to open the file.

name

The name of a variable used to hold the line of text from the file.

Example

' Line Input # Statement Example:
' This example uses the Line Input # statement to read a line from a
' sequential file and assign it to a variable. This example assumes that 
' TESTFILE is a text file with a few lines of sample data.
 
Sub Main
   Open "TESTFILE" For Input As #1   ' Open file.
   Do While Not EOF(1)   ' Loop until end of file.
       Line Input #1, TextLine   ' Read line into variable.
       Print TextLine   ' Print to Debug window.
   Loop
   Close #1   ' Close file.
End Sub