GetStandardStream Method

Returns a TextStream object corresponding to the standard input, output, or error stream.

                      object
                      .GetStandardStream(
                      standardStreamType [, unicode ])

Arguments

  • standardStreamType
    Required. Can be one of three constants: StdErr, StdIn, or StdOut.

  • unicode
    Optional. Boolean value that indicates whether the file is created as a Unicode or ASCII file. The value is true if the file is created as a Unicode file, false if it is created as an ASCII file. If omitted, an ASCII file is assumed.

Settings

The standardStreamType can have any of the following settings:

Constant

Value

Description

StdIn

0

Returns a TextStream object corresponding to the standard input stream.

StdOut

1

Returns a TextStream object corresponding to the standard output stream.

StdErr

2

Returns a TextStream object corresponding to the standard error stream.

Applies To:

FileSystemObject Object

See Also

Reference

TextStream Object