Assigns an output line width to a file opened using the Open statement.

Syntax

Width #filenumber, width

The Width # statement syntax has these parts:

Part Description
filenumber Required. Any valid file number.
width Required. Numeric expression in the range 0-255, inclusive, that indicates how many characters appear on a line before a new line is started. If width equals 0, there is no limit to the length of a line. The default value for width is 0.

Example

This example uses the Width # statement to set the output line width for a file. 

Dim I Open "TESTFILE" For Output As #1 ' Open file for output. VBA.Width 1, 5 ' Set output line width to 5. For I = 0 To 9 ' Loop 10 times. Print #1, Chr(48 + I); ' Prints five characters per line. Next I Close #1 ' Close file.