File Input/Output Constants

Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition
File Input/Output Constants

The following file input/output constants can be used anywhere in your code in place of actual values:

Constant Value Description

ForReading 1 Open a file for reading only. You can't write to this file.

ForWriting 2 Open a file for writing. If a file with the same name exists, its previous contents are overwritten.

ForAppending 8 Open a file and write to the end of the file.

Constant	Value	Description
ForReading	1	Open a file for reading only. You can't write to this file.
ForWriting	2	Open a file for writing. If a file with the same name exists, its previous contents are overwritten.
ForAppending	8	Open a file and write to the end of the file.