Line Input # filenumber and name
Reads a line from a sequential file into a String or Variant variable.
The parameter filenumber is used in the open statement to open the file. The parameter name is the name of a variable used to hold the line of text from the file.
Related Topics: Open
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