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Use this function to open a file using a file number that is not already in use by a currently open file.</paragraph> 48</section> 49<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150769" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="3">Syntax:</paragraph> 50<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3150869" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="4">FreeFile</paragraph> 51<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3151042" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="5">Return value:</paragraph> 52<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150440" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="6">Integer</paragraph> 53<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3148576" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="7">Parameters:</paragraph> 54<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155854" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="8">This function can only be used immediately in front of an Open statement. FreeFile returns the next available file number, but does not reserve it.</paragraph> 55<embed href="text/sbasic/shared/00000003.xhp#errorcode"/> 56<embed href="text/sbasic/shared/00000003.xhp#err5"/> 57<embed href="text/sbasic/shared/00000003.xhp#err67"/> 58<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3159153" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="9">Example:</paragraph> 59<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3146120" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">Sub ExampleWorkWithAFile</paragraph> 60<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3154319" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="11">Dim iNumber As Integer</paragraph> 61<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3151117" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">Dim sLine As String</paragraph> 62<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3147426" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="13">Dim aFile As String</paragraph> 63<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3149667" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="36">Dim sMsg as String</paragraph> 64<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3145800" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">aFile = "c:\data.txt"</paragraph> 65<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3147396" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="15">sMsg = ""</paragraph> 66<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3154490" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16">iNumber = Freefile</paragraph> 67<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3151074" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="17">Open aFile For Output As #iNumber</paragraph> 68<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3155416" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="18">Print #iNumber, "First line of text"</paragraph> 69<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153416" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="19">Print #iNumber, "Another line of text"</paragraph> 70<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3149401" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="20">Close #iNumber</paragraph> 71<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3150330" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="24">iNumber = Freefile</paragraph> 72<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3155067" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="25">Open aFile For Input As #iNumber</paragraph> 73<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3155443" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="26">While not eof(#iNumber)</paragraph> 74<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153714" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="27">Line Input #iNumber, sLine</paragraph> 75<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3148408" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="28">If sLine <>"" then</paragraph> 76<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3156385" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="29">sMsg = sMsg & sLine & chr(13)</paragraph> 77<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3145147" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="31">end if</paragraph> 78<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3153966" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="32">wend</paragraph> 79<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3155961" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="33">Close #iNumber</paragraph> 80<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3149567" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="37">Msgbox sMsg</paragraph> 81<paragraph role="code" id="par_id3146917" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="34">End Sub</paragraph> 82</body> 83</helpdocument> 84