input-and-output-summary.md

title	Input and Output Summary (Visual Basic)
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Input and Output Summary (Visual Basic)

Visual Basic language keywords and run-time library members are organized by purpose and use.

Action	Language element
Access or create a file.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.FileOpen%2A
Close files.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.FileClose%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.Reset%2A
Control output appearance.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings.Format%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.Print%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.SPC%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.TAB%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.FileWidth%2A
Copy a file.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.FileCopy%2A
Get information about a file.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.EOF%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.FileAttr%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.FileDateTime%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.FileLen%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.FreeFile%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.GetAttr%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.Loc%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.LOF%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.Seek%2A
Get or provide information from/to the user by means of a control dialog box.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.InputBox%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.MsgBox%2A
Manage files.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.Dir%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.Kill%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.Lock%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.Unlock%2A
Read from a file.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.FileGet%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.FileGetObject%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.Input%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.InputString%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.LineInput%2A
Return length of a file.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.FileLen%2A
Set or get file attributes.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.FileAttr%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.GetAttr%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.SetAttr%2A
Set read-write position in a file.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.Seek%2A
Write to a file.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.FilePut%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.FilePutObject%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.Print%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.Write%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.WriteLine%2A

See Also

Keywords
Visual Basic Runtime Library Members