LINE INPUT

LINE INPUT Variable

Reads an entire line of text on the standard input.

LINE INPUT # File , Variable

Same as above, except that the data are read from the stream File.


Example

' Print a file to standard output

OPEN FileName FOR READ AS #hFile

WHILE NOT Eof(hFile)
  LINE INPUT #hFile, OneLine
PRINT OneLine

WEND

CLOSE #hFile


Tip: Do not use LINE INPUT to read from binary files, because you will lose the linefeed characters. Use READ instead:

READ #hFile, OneLine, -256

where "-256" is the maximum number of bytes you want with a minus sign in front of it.


See also

CLOSE, COPY, Eof, FLUSH, INPUT, Lof, KILL, OPEN, PRINT, READ, RENAME, Seek, SEEK, WRITE


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