Bookshelf v7.8: VB File Functions: File Input/Output


Function or Statement	Purpose	For More Information
Close	Closes a file	Close Statement
Eof	Checks for end of file	Eof Function
FreeFile	Returns the next unused file number	FreeFile Function
Get	Reads bytes from a file	Get Statement
Input Function	Returns a string of characters from a file	Input Function
Input Statement	Reads data from a file or from the keyboard	Input Statement
Line Input	Reads a line from a sequential file	Line Input Statement
Loc	Returns the current position in an open file	Loc Function
Lock	Controls access to some or all of an open file by other processes	Lock Statement
Lof	Returns the length of an open file	Lof Function
Open	Opens a disk file for I/O	Open Statement
Print	Prints data to a file or to the screen	Print Statement
Put	Writes data to an open file	Put Statement
Reset	Closes all open disk files	Reset Statement
Seek Function	Returns the current position for a file	Seek Function
Seek Statement	Sets the current position for a file	Seek Statement
Spc	Outputs a given number of spaces	Spc Function
Tab	Moves the print position to the given column	Tab Function
Unlock	Controls access to some or all of an open file by other processes	Unlock Statement
Width	Sets the output-line width for an open file	Width Statement
Write	Writes data to a sequential file	Write Statement