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TextStream Object
 TextStream.Close
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 TextStream.Read
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 TextStream.ReadAll
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 TextStream.ReadLine
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 TextStream.Skip
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 TextStream.SkipLine
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TextStream Object

One key function of FileSystemObject Component is the manipulation of text file of the file system. TextStream Object facilitates sequential access to text file.

TextStream.Close

TextStream.Close method is the method to close the instance of specified TextStream object and the corresponding opened TextStream file.

Syntax:

TextStreamName.Close

 Or in VBScript. Imply

TextStreamName.Close

 Or in JScript. Imply

 TextStreamName.Close

Parameters:

TextStreamName

The parameter "TextStreamName" is used to specify the name of the instance of the TextStream Object related to.

Remarks:

TextStreamName refers to a TextStream Object.

Examples:

  • Example of using the Close method to close the opened TextStream object.

    ASP VBScript command:

    <script runat="server" language="VBScript">
    Dim fso, textobjectname
    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set textobjectname = fso.OpenTextFile("d:\temp1\test.txt")
    Response.Write textobjectname.Readline() & "<br /> "
    textobjectname.Close
    </script>

    HTML web page ouput:

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  • Example of using the Close method to close the opened TextStream object.

    ASP JScript command:

    <script runat="server" language="JScript">
    var fso, textobjectname;
    fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    textobjectname = fso.OpenTextFile("d:\\temp1\\test.txt")
    Response.Write (textobjectname.Readline() + "<br /> ");
    textobjectname.Close();
    </script>

    HTML web page ouput:

    line 1

TextStream.Read

TextStream.Read method is the method to read a specified number of characters from the specified TextStream file corresponding to the specifed TextStream object. Characters string is returned.

Syntax:

TextStreamName.Read(characters)

 Or in VBScript. Imply

charstring = TextStreamName.Read(characters)

 Or in JScript. Imply

charstring = TextStreamName.Read(characters)

Parameters:

charstring

The parameter "charstring" is used to assign the name of string returned from the Read method corresponding to the specified TextStream object.

TextStreamName

The parameter "TextStreamName" is used to specify the name of the instance of the TextStream Object related to.

characters

The parameter "charstring" is used to specify the number of characters to be read from the textstream fle.

Returns:

character string

The method returns a string of characters from the specified TextStream Object according the specified number of characters.

Remarks:

TextStreamName refers to a TextStream Object.

Examples:

  • Example of using the Read method to read characters from the opened TextStream object.

    ASP VBScript command:

    <script runat="server" language="VBScript">
    Dim fso, textobjectname, charstring
    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set textobjectname = fso.OpenTextFile("d:\temp1\test.txt")
    charstring =  textobjectname.Read(1)
    Response.Write charstring & "<br /> "
    Response.Write textobjectname.Read(5) & "<br /> "
    textobjectname.Closee
    </script>

    HTML web page ouput:

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    ine 1

  • Example of using the Read method to read characters from the opened TextStream object.

    ASP JScript command::

    <script runat="server" language="JScript">
    var fso, textobjectname, charstring;
    fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    textobjectname = fso.OpenTextFile("d:\\temp1\\test.txt")
    charstring =  textobjectname.Read(1);
    Response.Write (charstring + "<br /> ");
    Response.Write (textobjectname.Read(5) + "<br /> ");
    textobjectname.Close();
    </script>

    HTML web page ouput:

    l
    ine 1

TextStream.ReadAll

TextStream.ReadAll method is the method to read the entire TextStream from the specified TextStream file corresponding to the specifed TextStream object. Characters string of entire text stream is returned.

Syntax:

TextStreamName.ReadAll()

 Or in VBScript. Imply

charstring = TextStreamName.ReadAll()

 Or in JScript. Imply

charstring = TextStreamName.ReadAll()

Parameters:

charstring

The parameter "charstring" is used to assign the name of string returned from the ReadAll method corresponding to the specified TextStream object.

TextStreamName

The parameter "TextStreamName" is used to specify the name of the instance of the TextStream Object related to.

character string

The method returns a string of characters from the entire textstream of the specified TextStream Object.

Remarks:

TextStreamName refers to a TextStream Object.

For large files, using the ReadAll method to input the whole textstream into the computer will waste memory resources. Other techniques, e.g. read line or lines, should be used reduce the using of memory resources.

Examples:

  • Example of using the ReadAll method to read the entrie text stream from the opened TextStream object.

    ASP VBScript command:

    <script runat="server" language="VBScript">
    Dim fso, textobjectname
    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set textobjectname = fso.OpenTextFile("d:\temp1\test.txt")
    Response.Write textobjectname.ReadAll() & "<br /> "
    textobjectname.Close
    </script>

    HTML web page ouput:

    line 1 line 2

  • Example of using the ReadAll method to read the entrie text stream from the opened TextStream object.

    ASP JScript command::

    <script runat="server" language="JScript">
    var fso, textobjectname;
    fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    textobjectname = fso.OpenTextFile("d:\\temp1\\test.txt")
    Response.Write (textobjectname.ReadAll()+ "<br /> ");
    textobjectname.Close();
    </script>

    HTML web page ouput:

    line 1 line 2

TextStream.ReadLine

TextStream.ReadLine method is the method to read one entire line of TextStream up to the newline character, which is not included, from the specified TextStream file corresponding to the specifed TextStream object. Characters string of entire text stream is returned.

Syntax:

TextStreamName.ReadLine()

 Or in VBScript. Imply

charstring = TextStreamName.ReadLine()

 Or in JScript. Imply

charstring = TextStreamName.ReadLine()

Parameters:

charstring

The parameter "charstring" is used to assign the name of string returned from the ReadAll method corresponding to the specified TextStream object.

TextStreamName

The parameter "TextStreamName" is used to specify the name of the instance of the TextStream Object related to.

character string

The method returns a string of characters from the entire textstream of the specified TextStream Object.

Remarks:

TextStreamName refers to a TextStream Object.

For large files, using the ReadAll method to input the whole textstream into the computer will waste memory resources. Other techniques, e.g. read line or lines, should be used reduce the using of memory resources.

Examples:

  • Example of using the ReadAll method to read the entrie text stream from the opened TextStream object.

    ASP VBScript command:

    <script runat="server" language="VBScript">
    Dim fso, textobjectname
    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set textobjectname = fso.OpenTextFile("d:\temp1\test.txt")
    Response.Write textobjectname.ReadLine() & "<br /> "
    textobjectname.Close
    </script>

    HTML web page ouput:

    line 1

  • Example of using the ReadAll method to read the entrie text stream from the opened TextStream object.

    ASP JScript command::

    <script runat="server" language="JScript">
    var fso, textobjectname;
    fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    textobjectname = fso.OpenTextFile("d:\\temp1\\test.txt")
    Response.Write (textobjectname.ReadLine()+ "<br /> ");
    textobjectname.Close();
    </script>

    HTML web page ouput:

    line 1

TextStream.Skip method is the method to skip a specified number of characters from the text stream during reading the specified TextStream file corresponding to the specifed TextStream object.

Syntax:

TextStreamName.Skip(characters)

 Or in VBScript. Imply

TextStreamName.Skip(characters)

 Or in JScript. Imply

 TextStreamName.Skip(characters)

Parameters:

TextStreamName

The parameter "TextStreamName" is used to specify the name of the instance of the TextStream Object related to.

characters

The parameter "charstring" is used to specify the number of characters to be skipped reading from the textstream fle.

Remarks:

TextStreamName refers to a TextStream Object.

Skipped characters are discarded during the sequencial accessing to the text file

Examples:

  • Example of using the Skip method to skip characters from the opened TextStream object.

    ASP VBScript command:

    <script runat="server" language="VBScript">
    Dim fso, textobjectname
    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set textobjectname = fso.OpenTextFile("d:\temp1\test.txt")
    textobjectname.Skip(1)
    Response.Write textobjectname.Read(5) & "<br /> "
    textobjectname.Close()
    </script>

    HTML web page ouput:

    ine 1

  • Example of using the Skip method to skip characters from the opened TextStream object.

    ASP JScript command::

    <script runat="server" language="JScript">
    var fso, textobjectname;
    fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    textobjectname = fso.OpenTextFile("d:\\temp1\\test.txt")
    textobjectname.Skip(1);
    Response.Write (textobjectname.Read(5) + "<br /> ");
    textobjectname.Close();
    </script>

    HTML web page ouput:

    ine 1

TextStream.SkipLine

TextStream.skip method is the method to skip the next line from the text stream during reading the specified TextStream file corresponding to the specifed TextStream object.

Syntax:

TextStreamName.Skip()

 Or in VBScript. Imply

TextStreamName.Skip()

 Or in JScript. Imply

TextStreamName.Skip()

Parameters:

TextStreamName

The parameter "TextStreamName" is used to specify the name of the instance of the TextStream Object related to.

Remarks:

TextStreamName refers to a TextStream Object.

Skipped characters are discarded during the sequencial accessing to the text file

Examples:

  • Example of using the SkipLine method to skip the next line from the opened TextStream object.

    ASP VBScript command:

    <script runat="server" language="VBScript">
    Dim fso, textobjectname
    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set textobjectname = fso.OpenTextFile("d:\temp1\test.txt")
    textobjectname.SkipLine()
    Response.Write textobjectname.ReadLine() & "<br /> "
    textobjectname.Close()
    </script>

    HTML web page ouput:

    line 2

  • Example of using the SkipLine method to skip the next line from the opened TextStream object.

    ASP JScript command::

    <script runat="server" language="JScript">
    var fso, textobjectname;
    fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    textobjectname = fso.OpenTextFile("d:\\temp1\\test.txt")
    textobjectname.SkipLine();
    Response.Write (textobjectname.ReadLine() + "<br /> ");
    textobjectname.Close();
    </script>

    HTML web page ouput:

    line 2

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  6. Request Object,  , http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms524948(v=vs.90).aspx
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