Prints data to a sequential text file.

Syntax

Print #fileNumber , [ exprList ]

Elements

fileNumber

The file number assigned to the file when it was opened. Note that the pound sign (#), the file number, and the comma are all required.

Optional. A list of string and/or numeric expressions separated by semicolons, spaces, or commas. If you omit exprList, Print # prints a blank line.

Use Print # only on files opened in Output or Append mode. Unlike the Write # statement, the Print # statement does not separate the printed data items with formatting characters such as commas and quotation marks.

Use the Spc and Tab functions to insert spaces and tabs between data items.

If you set a width for the file using the Width statement, then the following occurs:

• A comma moves the next print position to the next tab stop. If this moves the print position past the defined width, the next data item is printed at the beginning of the next line.
• If the current print position is not at the beginning of a line and printing the next item would print beyond the defined width, the data item is printed at the beginning of the next line.
• If the item is larger than the defined width, it’s printed anyway because Print # never truncates items. However, the line is terminated with a newline character to ensure that the next data item is printed on a new line.

The preceding statements about the effect of the Width statement apply for a width of 0, as well as any positive width.

The following table shows how the Print # statement handles data items specified in exprList.

LotusScript Language Reference: M through P
Input # statement
Spc function
Tab function
Width # statement
Write # statement

Glossary