Applies To

Description

Returns the column number of the current character position in an input stream.

Syntax

object.strStream.Column

Parameters

Part	Description
object	WScript object.
strStream	StdIn property.

Remarks

This property is read-only. After a newline character has been written, but before any other character is written, Column is equal to 1.

The StdIn, StdOut, and StdErr properties and methods will work only when the script is run with CScript.exe. If the script is run with WScript.exe, an "Invalid Handle" error will result. For more information, see Windows Script Host Error Messages.