Assigns an output line width to a file opened using the FileOpen function.

Public Sub FileWidth( _
   FileNumber As Integer, _
   RecordWidth As Integer _
)

Parameters

FileNumber

Required. Any valid file number.

RecordWidth

Required. Numeric expression in the range 0–255, inclusive, which indicates how many characters appear on a line before a new line is started. If RecordWidth equals 0, there is no limit to the length of a line. The default value for RecordWidth is 0.

Exceptions/Errors

Example

This example uses the FileWidth function to set the output line width for a file.

Dim i As Integer
FileOpen(1, "TESTFILE", OpenMode.Output) ' Open file for output.
FileWidth(1, 5)   ' Set output line width to 5.
For i = 0 To 9   ' Loop 10 times.
   Print(1, Chr(48 + I))   ' Prints five characters per line.
Next
FileClose(1)   ' Close file.

See Also

FileOpen Function | Print, PrintLine Functions | IOException