readInteger()

Synopsis

Reads an Integer from file and returns it. The function will read as much of the text as can be interpreted as an integer, but will stop at a decimal point, or any other character that cannot be construed as being part of an integer. If the line begins with a character that is not part of an integer value, the results are unpredictable.

Note: The file reader functions use a 1024-character buffer, and cannot handle lines longer than 1023 characters.

Alternatives for reading data from text files include the functions ReadLinesFromFile() and ReadSimpleDataFile(), the TextFile design, and the ADO.NET library.

Syntax

readInteger ( file As User ) As Integer 
Argument Type Description
file User A file handle previously created by a call to OpenFile.