File functions and statements > LineInput or Line Input

Description

Reads a single line from an open sequential file and assigns it to a String variable.

Syntax

LineInput #filenumber, varname

The LineInput # statement syntax has these parts:

Part	Type	Description
filenumber	Integer	Required. Any valid file number.
varname	String	Required. Valid String variable name.

Remarks

The LineInput # statement reads from a file one character at a time until it encounters a carriage return (Chr(13)) or carriage return–linefeed (Chr(13) + Chr(10)) sequence.