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VBScript File Object OpenAsTextStream Method

Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file.

Syntax: VBScript File Object OpenAsTextStream Method

object.OpenAsTextStream([iomode, [format]])

Arguments: VBScript File Object OpenAsTextStream Method

object

The name of a File object. Required.

iomode

Indicates input/output mode. Can be one of three constants: ForReading, ForWriting, or ForAppending. Optional.

format

One of three Tristate values used to indicate the format of the opened file. If omitted, the file is opened as ASCII. Optional.

Settings: VBScript File Object OpenAsTextStream Method

The iomode arguments can have any of the following settings:

Constant

Value

Description

ForReading

1

Open a file for reading only. You can't write to this file.

ForWriting

2

Open a file for writing. If a file with the same name exists, its previous contents are overwritten.

ForAppending

8

Open a file and write to the end of the file.

The format argument can have any of the following settings:

Constant

Value

Description

TristateUseDefault

-2

Opens the file using the system default.

TristateTrue

-1

Opens the file as Unicode.

TristateFalse

0

Opens the file as ASCII.

Remarks: VBScript File Object OpenAsTextStream Method

The OpenAsTextStream method provides the same functionality as the OpenTextFile method of the FileSystemObject. In addition, the OpenAsTextStream method can be used to write to a file.

The following code illustrates the use of the OpenAsTextStream method:

Sub TextStreamTest

Const ForReading = 1, ForWriting = 2, ForAppending = 3

Const TristateUseDefault = -2, TristateTrue = -1, TristateFalse = 0

Dim fs, f, ts, s

Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

fs.CreateTextFile "test1.txt"

'Create a file

Set f = fs.GetFile("test1.txt")

Set ts = f.OpenAsTextStream(ForWriting, TristateUseDefault)

ts.Write "Hello World"

ts.Close

Set ts = f.OpenAsTextStream(ForReading, TristateUseDefault)

s = ts.ReadLine

Response.Write s

ts.Close

End Sub

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