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Syntax
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Input[$](numchars,[#]filenumber)
InputB[$](numbytes,[#]filenumber)
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Description
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Returns a specified number of characters or bytes read from a given sequential file.
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Comments
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The functions return the following.
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Functions
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Return
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Input$ and InputB$
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String
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Input and InputB
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String variant.
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The following parameters are required:
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Parameter
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Description
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numchars
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Integer containing the number of characters to be read from the file.
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numbytes
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Integer containing the number of bytes to be read from the file.
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filenumber
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Integer referencing a file opened in either Input or Binary mode. This is the same number passed to the Open statement.
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Functions are used to read the following.
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Functions
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Used to read:
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InputB and InputB$
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Byte data from a file.
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Input and Input$
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All characters, including spaces and end-of-lines. Null characters are ignored.
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Example
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'This example opens the autoexec.bat file and displays it in a
'dialog box.
Const crlf = Chr$(13) & Chr$(10)
Sub Main()
x& = FileLen("c:\autoexec.bat")
If x& > 0 Then
Open "c:\autoexec.bat" For Input As #1
Else
MsgBox "File not found or empty."
Exit Sub
End If
If x& > 80 Then
ins = Input(80,#1)
Else
ins = Input(x,#1)
End If
Close
MsgBox "File length: " & x& & crlf & ins
End Sub
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See Also
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Open (statement); Get (statement); Input# (statement); Line Input# (statement).
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