VARKON Version 1.15 1997-10-24

instr - Function

Read string from file


Description

Reads a string of characters from an open file or pipe. instr() reads as many characters as specified or until end of line.

Syntax

instr(f, width)

FILE	f;
INT	width;

Principal parameters

f	- A filevariable accociated with a file open for read or update (R or U)

Optional parameters

width

- Number of characters to read.

Return value

The STRING read.