Print # Statement

Writes display-formatted data to a sequential file.

Syntax

Print #filenumber, [outputlist]

The Print # statement syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
Filenumber	Required. Any valid file number.
outputlist	Optional. Expression or list of expressions to print.

Settings

The outputlist argument settings are:

[{Spc(n) | Tab[(n)]}] [expression] [charpos]

Setting	Description
Spc(n)	Used to insert space characters in the output, where n is the number of space characters to insert.
Tab(n)	Used to position the insertion point to an absolute column number, where n is the column number. Use Tab with no argument to position the insertion point at the beginning of the next print zone.
Expression	Numeric or string expressions to print.
Charpos	Specifies the insertion point for the next character. Use a semicolon to position the insertion point immediately after the last character displayed. Use Tab(n) to position the insertion point to an absolute column number. Use Tab with no argument to position the insertion point at the beginning of the next print zone. If charpos is omitted, the next character is printed on the next line.

Example:

Open "TESTFILE" For Output As #1 ' Open file for output.

Print #1, "This is a test" ' Print text to file.

Print #1, ' Print blank line to file.

Print #1, "Zone 1"; Tab ; "Zone 2" ' Print in two print zones.

Print #1, "Hello" ; " " ; "World" ' Separate strings with space.

Print #1, Spc(5) ; "5 leading spaces " ' Print five leading spaces.

Print #1, Tab(10) ; "Hello" ' Print word at column 10.

' Assign Boolean, Date, Null and Error values.

Dim MyBool, MyDate, MyNull, MyError

MyBool = False : MyDate = #February 12, 1969# : MyNull = Null

MyError = CVErr(32767)

' True, False, Null, and Error are translated using locale settings of

' your system. Date literals are written using standard short date

' format.

Print #1, MyBool ; " is a Boolean value"

Print #1, MyDate ; " is a date"

Print #1, MyNull ; " is a null value"

Print #1, MyError ; " is an error value"

Close #1 ' Close file.