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ASP Skip Method


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The Skip method skips a specified number of characters when reading a TextStream file.

Syntax

TextStreamObject.Skip(numchar)

Parameter Description
numchar Required. The number of characters to skip

Example

<%
dim fs,f,t,x
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set f=fs.CreateTextFile("c:\test.txt")
f.write("Hello World!")
f.close

set t=fs.OpenTextFile("c:\test.txt",1,false)
t.Skip(7)
x=t.ReadAll
t.close
Response.Write("The output after skipping some characters: " & x)
%>

Output:

The output after skipping some characters: orld!

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