VB6Runtime / Library / Statements / print

VB6 Print # statement syntax: - Print #filenumber, [outputlist] Writes display-formatted data to a sequential file. The Print # statement syntax has these parts:

Remarks

• Data written with Print # is usually read from a file with Line Input # or Input.
• If you omit outputlist and include only a list separator after filenumber, a blank line is printed to the file.
• Multiple expressions can be separated with either a space or a semicolon.
• A space has the same effect as a semicolon.
• For Boolean data, either True or False is printed.
• The True and False keywords are not translated, regardless of locale.
• Date data is written to the file using the standard short date format recognized by your system.
• When either the date or the time component is missing or zero, only the part provided gets written to the file.
• Nothing is written to the file if outputlist data is Empty. However, if outputlist data is Null, Null is output to the file.
• For error data, the output appears as Error errorcode. The Error keyword is not translated, regardless of locale.
• All data written to the file using Print # is internationally aware; that is, the data is properly formatted using the appropriate decimal separator and thousands separator.
• When data is written to a file, several universal assumptions are followed:
• Numeric data is always written using the period as the decimal separator.
• For numeric data, a leading space is always reserved for the sign of the number.
• A trailing space is included after each number.
• Unlike the Print method, the Print # statement doesn't insert commas or spaces between items as they are written to the file.
• When you use the Print # statement, you insert explicit delimiters in your output list when you want to add commas or spaces.
• The Print # statement usually writes Variant data to a file the same way it writes other data types.
• However, there are some exceptions:
• If the data being written is a Variant of VarType vbError, an error message string is not written to the file.
• Only the word Error and the error code are written.
• If the data being written is a Variant of VarType vbEmpty, nothing is written to the file.

Examples

' Basic usage
Print #1, "Hello World"
' Multiple items
Print #1, x, y, z
' With semicolon separator
Print #1, "Name: "; userName; " Age: "; userAge
' Blank line
Print #1,
' Variable file number
Dim fileNum As Integer
fileNum = FreeFile
Print #fileNum, data
' Complex expressions
Print #1, Format$(Now, "yyyy-mm-dd"), totalAmount

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