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 [LINE] INPUT #filenumber%, stringvariable$
 
 Usage Notes
   ■ Any reference to INPUT #filenumber% or LINE INPUT #filenumber% where
     filenumber% represents KYBD: or CONS: is not allowed with forms and
     causes Visual Basic to generate the error message, "Invalid when forms
     are showing."
 
   ■ When using INPUT #, data items in the file should appear just as they
     would if you were entering data in response to an INPUT statement.
     Separate numbers with a space, carriage return, linefeed, or comma.
     Separate strings with a carriage return or linefeed; leading spaces are
     ignored. The end-of-file character will end either a numeric or string
     entry.
 
   ■ LINE INPUT # reads all characters in the sequential file up to a
     carriage return. It then skips over the carriage return-linefeed
     sequence.
 
   ■ Use LINE INPUT # to read a text file a line at a time.