ASP TextStream
Object
The TextStream object is used to access the contents of a text file.
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TextStream Object
The TextStream object is used to access the contents of a text file.
The following code will create a text file (c:\test.txt) and then write some text to this file (the variable f is an instance of the TextStream object):
To create an instance of the TextStream object, you can use the CreateTextFile method or the OpenTextFile method of the FileSystemObject object, or you can use the OpenAsTextStream method of the File object.
The properties and methods of the TextStream object are described below:
Properties
Property | Description |
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AtEndOfLine | Returns True if the file pointer is positioned immediately before the end-of-line marker in a TextStream file; otherwise, it returns False. |
AtEndOfStream | Returns True if the file pointer is at the end of a TextStream file; otherwise, it returns False. |
Column | Returns the column number of the current character position in the input stream of a TextStream file. |
Line | Returns the current line number in a TextStream file. |
Methods
Method | Description |
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Close | Closes an open TextStream file. |
Read | Reads a specified number of characters from a TextStream file and returns the result. |
ReadAll | Reads an entire TextStream file and returns the result. |
ReadLine | Reads an entire line (up to, but not including, the newline character) from a TextStream file and returns the result. |
Skip | Skips a specified number of characters when reading a TextStream file. |
SkipLine | Skips the next line when reading a TextStream file. |
Write | Writes the specified text to a TextStream file. |
WriteLine | Writes the specified text and a newline character to a TextStream file. |
WriteBlankLines | Writes a specified number of newline characters to a TextStream file. |