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Description
Returns a TextStream object corresponding to the standard input, output, or error stream.
PowerBASIC Syntax
METHOD GetStandardStream ( _
BYVAL nStreamType AS LONG, _
OPTIONAL BYVAL bUnicode AS INTEGER _
) AS ITextStream
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Arguments
nStreamType
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LONG. Can be one of three constants: StdErr, StdIn, or StdOut.
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bUnicode
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Boolean value that indicates whether the file is created as a Unicode or ASCII file. The value is true if the file is created as a Unicode file, false if it is created as an ASCII file. If omitted, an ASCII file is assumed.
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Settings
The nStreamType argument can have any of the following settings:
Constant
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Value
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Description
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StdIn
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0
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Returns a TextStream object corresponding to the standard input stream.
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StdOut
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1
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Returns a TextStream object corresponding to the standard output stream.
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StdErr
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2
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Returns a TextStream object corresponding to the standard error stream.
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Example [PowerBASIC]
#INCLUDE
"windows.inc"
#INCLUDE
"scrrun.inc"
DIM fso AS IFileSystem3
DIM pStm AS ITextStream
' Create an instance of the FileSystemObject
fso
= NEWCOM "Scripting.FileSystemObject"
' Get the standard input stream
pStm = fso.GetStandardStream(%StreamType_StdIn, %FALSE)
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