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If not, see * <http://www.openoffice.org/license.html> * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License. * ************************************************************************--> <helpdocument version="1.0"> <meta> <topic id="textsbasicshared03020102xml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">FreeFile Function[Runtime]</title> <filename>/text/sbasic/shared/03020102.xhp</filename> </topic> <history> <created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created> <lastedited date="2004-12-17T10:51:46">converted from old format - fpe</lastedited> </history> </meta> <body> <section id="freefile"> <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3150400"><bookmark_value>FreeFile function</bookmark_value> </bookmark> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150400" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03020102.xhp" name="FreeFile Function[Runtime]">FreeFile Function[Runtime]</link></paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154366" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2">Returns the next available file number for opening a file. Use this function to open a file using a file number that is not already in use by a currently open file.</paragraph> </section> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150769" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">Syntax:</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3150869" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">FreeFile</paragraph> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3151042" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="5">Return value:</paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150440" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">Integer</paragraph> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3148576" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="7">Parameters:</paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155854" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8">This function can only be used immediately in front of an Open statement. FreeFile returns the next available file number, but does not reserve it.</paragraph> <embed href="text/sbasic/shared/00000003.xhp#errorcode"/> <embed href="text/sbasic/shared/00000003.xhp#err5"/> <embed href="text/sbasic/shared/00000003.xhp#err67"/> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3159153" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="9">Example:</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3146120" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">Sub ExampleWorkWithAFile</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3154319" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11">Dim iNumber As Integer</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3151117" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">Dim sLine As String</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3147426" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">Dim aFile As String</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3149667" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="36">Dim sMsg as String</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3145800" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">aFile = "c:\data.txt"</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3147396" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="15">sMsg = ""</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3154490" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16">iNumber = Freefile</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3151074" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">Open aFile For Output As #iNumber</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3155416" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18">Print #iNumber, "First line of text"</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153416" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="19">Print #iNumber, "Another line of text"</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3149401" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="20">Close #iNumber</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3150330" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="24">iNumber = Freefile</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3155067" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="25">Open aFile For Input As #iNumber</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3155443" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="26">While not eof(#iNumber)</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153714" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="27">Line Input #iNumber, sLine</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3148408" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="28">If sLine <>"" then</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3156385" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="29">sMsg = sMsg & sLine & chr(13)</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3145147" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="31">end if</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153966" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="32">wend</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3155961" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="33">Close #iNumber</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3149567" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="37">Msgbox sMsg</paragraph> <paragraph role="code" id="par_id3146917" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="34">End Sub</paragraph> </body> </helpdocument>