ASP in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

TextStream Object

The TextStream object allows you to access text files sequentially. This allows you to read, write, or append characters or lines to a text file. The TextStream object's properties and methods are listed in Table 19.13 and Table 19.14, respectively.

Table 19.13. TextStream Object Properties

Property	Description
AtEndOfLine*	A Boolean value that indicates whether the current position within the file is at the end of a line
AtEndOfStream*	A Boolean value that indicates whether the current position within the file is at the end of the text file
Column	An integer value that indicates the column number of the current position in a line of text
Line	An integer value that indicates the line number within a text file

Table 19.14. TextStream Object Methods

Method	Description
Close*	Closes the current text file. Once closed, the file must be reopened before you can read from or write to it.
Read	Reads a specified number of characters from an open text file.
ReadAll	Reads all the characters from an open text file into a string.
ReadLine*	Reads an entire line of text from an open text file.
Skip	Skips over a specified number of characters in an open text file. In conjunction with the Read method, the Skip method allows you to read a number of characters starting at a specific position.
SkipLine	Skips over a specified number of lines in an open text file.
Write*	Writes a specified string to an open text file.
WriteBlankLines	Writes a ...