Input and Output Summary (Visual Basic)

Visual Basic language keywords and run-time library members are organized by purpose and use.

Action	Language element
Access or create a file.	FileOpen
Close files.	FileClose, Reset
Control output appearance.	Format, Print, SPC, TAB, FileWidth
Copy a file.	FileCopy
Get information about a file.	EOF, FileAttr, FileDateTime, FileLen, FreeFile, GetAttr, Loc, LOF, Seek
Get or provide information from/to the user by means of a control dialog box.	InputBox, MsgBox
Manage files.	Dir, Kill, Lock, Unlock
Read from a file.	FileGet, FileGetObject, Input, InputString, LineInput
Return length of a file.	FileLen
Set or get file attributes.	FileAttr, GetAttr, SetAttr
Set read-write position in a file.	Seek
Write to a file.	FilePut, FilePutObject, Print, Write, WriteLine

See also

• Keywords
• Visual Basic Runtime Library Members