Description
Assigns an output-line width to a file opened using the Open statement.
Syntax
Width #filenumber,width
The Width statement syntax has these parts:
|
Part |
Description |
|
filenumber |
Any valid file number. |
|
width |
Numeric expression in the range 0 to 255, inclusive, that indicates how many characters appear on a line before a new line is started. If width equals 0, there is no limit to the length of a line. The default value for width is 0. |
See Also
Open Statement, Print # Statement.
Example
This example uses the Width statement to set the output-line width for a file.
Open "TESTFILE" For Output As #1 ' Open file for output.
Width #1, 5 ' Set output-line width to 5.
For I = 0 To 9 ' Loop 10 times.
Print #1, Chr(48 + I); ' This prints 5 characters per line.
Next I
Close #1 ' Close file.