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\<bookmark_value\>Line function\</bookmark_value\>

# Line Input # Statement

Reads strings from a sequential file into a variable.

## Syntax:

    Line Input #FileNumber As Integer, Var As String

## Parameters:

\<emph\>FileNumber: \</emph\>Number of the file that contains the data that you want to read. The file must have been opened in advance with the Open statement using the key word READ.

\<emph\>var:\</emph\> The name of the variable that stores the result.

With the \<emph\>Line Input#\</emph\> statement, you can read strings from an open file into a variable. String variables are read line-by-line up to the first carriage return (Asc=13) or linefeed (Asc=10). Line end marks are not included in the resulting string.

## Example:

    Sub ExampleWorkWithAFile
    Dim iNumber As Integer
    Dim sLine As String
    Dim aFile As String
    Dim sMsg As String
        aFile = "c:\data.txt"
        iNumber = Freefile
        Open aFile For Output As #iNumber
        Print #iNumber, "This is a line of text"
        Print #iNumber, "This is another line of text"
        Close #iNumber
        iNumber = Freefile
        Open aFile For Input As iNumber
        While Not EOF(iNumber)
            Line Input #iNumber, sLine
            If sLine <>"" Then
                sMsg = sMsg & sLine & chr(13)
            End If
        Wend
        Close #iNumber
        MsgBox sMsg
    End Sub