FileSystem.FileWidth(Int32, Int32) Method

Definition

Assigns an output line width to a file opened by using the FileOpen function.

public static void FileWidth (int FileNumber, int RecordWidth);

Parameters

FileNumber
Int32

Required. Any valid file number.

RecordWidth
Int32

Required. Numeric expression in the range 0-255, inclusive, which indicates how many characters appear on a line before a new line is started. If RecordWidth equals 0, there is no limit to the length of a line. The default value for RecordWidth is 0.

Exceptions

File mode is invalid.

Examples

This example uses the FileWidth function to set the output line width for a file.

Dim i As Integer
FileOpen(1, "TESTFILE", OpenMode.Output) ' Open file for output.
FileWidth(1, 5)   ' Set output line width to 5.
For i = 0 To 9   ' Loop 10 times.
    Print(1, Chr(48 + I))   ' Prints five characters per line.
Next
FileClose(1)   ' Close file.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1

See also