please help with width

[stoned77]

I have this code and it is comming back with an error

fla$ = "c:\reports\weekly.rpt"
open fla$ of input as #1
width #1, 140
print #1,"weekly report"
close #1

i am getting an error message on the width line

can you please help

thanks

dave

[compuGEEK]

On your line that reads open fla$ of input as #1, replace the of with for.

[Steph]

Try "For Input..." instead of "OF"

Steph

[Cander]

i think the file has to be open for output.

[Cander]

Im sure thats a typo guys, or else it would have errored on that line..not the width line

[Steph]

Cander's right, it should be for output according to MSDN, ... sorry about the typo but it was to easy !...

Steph

[stoned77]

sorry guys yes that is a type error. th code is
open fla$ for output as #1
width #1, 140

the error is invalid use of property.

please help

[MartinLiss]

Microsoft KnowledgeBase article Q145678 confirms that this is a problem when the code you are trying to use is in a form and the example given in MSDN also doesn't work. However the problem only occurs if the code is in a form, so if you move it to a module or class it will work (I tried it).