FreeFile Function

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Named Arguments

No

Syntax

FreeFile[(rangenumber)]

rangenumber

Use: Optional

Data Type: Variant

Specifies the range of numbers from which the next available file number is selected.

Return Value

An integer representing a the next unused file number.

Description

Returns the next available file number for use in an Open statement.

Rules at a Glance

• You can change the range of numbers used by FreeFile by supplying a rangenumber argument, as follows:

  rangenumber	File Number Range
  0 (or None)	1–255
  1	256–511

  
  

Programming Tips and Gotchas

Get into the habit of always using FreeFile to obtain a file number to use in the Open statement: you can't go wrong!

See Also

Open Statement