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FutureBasic
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line input#
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Syntax
line input# deviceID, stringVar&
Description
This statement reads a line of text data from the open file or open serial port specified by deviceID, and stores the data into the string variable stringVar$.
If deviceID equals zero, then line input# reads data from the keyboard. line input# 0,stringVar$ is identical to line input stringVar$.
If deviceID specifies a file, then line input# reads a line of text from the file, beginning at the current "file mark" position (which is usually at the beginning of the line), and ending when a carriage-return character is encountered, or the end of the file is encountered, or 255 characters have been read, whichever occurs first. line input# then assigns the entire string of characters to stringVar$. the file mark is then advanced to a position just past the last character read.
If deviceID specifies a serial port (i.e., if its value is _modemPort or _printerPort), then line input# behaves in a similar way, except that the concepts of "file mark" and "end of file" generally don't apply.
Note that line input# is similar to input#, except that special characters such as commas, quotes and leading spaces are not interpreted as data item delimiters, but instead are copied directly into stringVar$.
Note
If the file mark is already at the end of the file when you execute line input#, FutureBasic generates an "Input past end of file" error. To prevent this situation, check the value of eof(deviceID) before executing line input#.
See also
input#; eof; open