Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition SkipLine Method |
Language Reference Version 2 |
Skips the next line when reading a TextStream file.
object.SkipLineThe object is always the name of a TextStream object.
Skipping a line means reading and discarding all characters in a line up to and including the next newline character. An error occurs if the file is not open for reading.The following example illustrates use of the SkipLine method:
Function SkipLineInFile Const ForReading = 1, ForWriting = 2 Dim fso, f Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set f = fso.OpenTextFile("c:\testfile.txt", ForWriting, True) f.Write "Hello world!" & vbCrLf & "VB Script is fun!" Set f = fso.OpenTextFile("c:\testfile.txt", ForReading) f.SkipLine SkipLineInFile = f.ReadLine End Function