Microsoft® JScript™ Line Property | Language Reference Version 2

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##### Description

> Read-only property that returns the current line number in a TextStream file.

##### Syntax

> object.Line

> The object is always the name of a TextStream object.

##### Remarks

> After a file is initially opened and before anything is written, Line is equal to 1.

> The following example illustrates the use of the Line property:

> >     function GetLine()
> >     {
> >       var fso, f, r
> >       var ForReading = 1, ForWriting = 2;
> >       fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
> >       f = fso.OpenTextFile("c:\\textfile.txt", ForWriting, true)
> >       f.WriteLine("Hello world!");
> >       f.WriteLine("JScript is fun");
> >       f.Close();
> >       f = fso.OpenTextFile("c:\\textfile.txt", ForReading);
> >       r =  f.ReadAll();
> >       return(f.Line);
> >     }

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