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Reads a string of characters from an open file or pipe. instr() reads as many characters as specified or until end of line.
s:=instr(f, width); string s; file f; int width;
f | - The name of a filevariable associated with a file open for read or update (R or U) |
width | - The number of characters to read. |
The STRING read.