FileSystem.SPC(Int16) Method
Definition
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Used with the Print
or PrintLine
function to position output.
public:
static Microsoft::VisualBasic::SpcInfo SPC(short Count);
public static Microsoft.VisualBasic.SpcInfo SPC (short Count);
static member SPC : int16 -> Microsoft.VisualBasic.SpcInfo
Public Function SPC (Count As Short) As SpcInfo
Parameters
- Count
- Int16
Required. The number of spaces to insert before displaying or printing the next expression in a list.
Returns
Used with the Print
or PrintLine
function to position output.
Examples
This example uses the SPC
function to position output in a file and in the Output window.
' The SPC function can be used with the Print function.
FileOpen(1, "TESTFILE", OpenMode.Output) ' Open file for output.
Print(1, "10 spaces between here", SPC(10), "and here.")
FileClose(1) ' Close file.
Remarks
If Count
is less than the output line width, the next print position immediately follows the number of spaces printed. IfCount
is greater than the output line width, SPC
calculates the next print position using the formula:
currentprintposition
(+(Count``Mod``width
))
For example, if the current print position is 24, the output line width is 80, and you specify SPC(90)
, the next print will start at position 34 (current print position + the remainder of 90/80). If the difference between the current print position and the output line width is less than Count
(or Count
Mod
width), the SPC
function skips to the start of the next line and generates spaces equal to Count
- (width - currentprintposition).
Note
Make sure your tabular columns are wide enough to allow for wide letters.