How To Skip Characters In A Text File

 

The following script demonstrates how to skip characters in a text file. It will read the text file asp_demo.txt and skip the first 5 characters.

 

The text file asp_demo.txt contains the following text:

Welcome to www.wizzardweb.co.uk!

 

 

Example

 

me to www.wizzardweb.co.uk!

 

 

Script Source

 

<%
Set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Set f=fs.OpenTextFile(Server.MapPath("asp_demo.txt"), 1)
f.Skip(5)
Response.Write(f.ReadAll)
f.Close

Set f=Nothing
Set fs=Nothing
%>

 

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