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to: ZACK JONES
from: BOB MCCOY
date: 1995-10-19 12:35:00
subject: What`s Wrong with This?

Hello Zack!
In a message to All  Zack Jones wrote:
ZJ> dim OneLine as string
ZJ> dim FileHandle1 as Integer
ZJ> FileHandle1 = FreeFile
ZJ> Open "FD.LOG" for input as FileHandle1
ZJ> While not(EOF(FileHandle1))
ZJ>     Line Input FileHandle1, OneLine
ZJ>     'Line Input #1, OneLine
ZJ> Wend
ZJ> As written this won't compile.  When I try to compile it I get a compiler
ZJ> error 425 "String variable Expected".  If I comment the line "Line Input
ZJ> FileHandle1, OneLine" and use the line that's currently commented the
ZJ> compiler compiles it just fine.
Try putting a "#" in front of "FileHandle1" and see if it will compile.
ZJ> What's wrong with the code I'm attempting to use?
ZJ> Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
ZJ> Take Care, Zack Jones
ZJ> zack@hom.net
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Bob
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