Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition SkipLine Method | Language Reference Version 2

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##### Description

> Skips the next line when reading a TextStream file.

##### Syntax

> object.SkipLine

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

##### Remarks

> Skipping a line means reading and discarding all characters in a line up to and including the next newline character. An error occurs if the file is not open for reading.

> The following example illustrates use of the SkipLine method:

> >     Function SkipLineInFile
> >       Const ForReading = 1, ForWriting = 2
> >       Dim fso, f
> >       Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
> >       Set f = fso.OpenTextFile("c:\testfile.txt", ForWriting, True)
> >       f.Write "Hello world!" & vbCrLf & "VB Script is fun!"
> >       Set f = fso.OpenTextFile("c:\testfile.txt", ForReading)
> >       f.SkipLine
> >       SkipLineInFile = f.ReadLine
> >     End Function

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