NAME fgetline - read the next line from a file, newline is tossed SYNOPSIS fgetline(fd) TYPES fd file return str or nil DESCRIPTION This function reads the next line, including any trailing newline from the open file associated with fd. Unlike fgets, the trailing newline is removed from the return string. Empty lines return the null string. When the end of file is reached, fgetline returns the null value. (Note the distinction between a null string and a null value.) If the line contained a numeric value, then the 'eval' function can then be used to convert the string to a numeric value. If a line is read, is returned minus the trailing newline, otherwise (EOF or ERROR) nil is returned. EXAMPLE > fd = fopen("/tmp/newfile", "w") > fputs(fd, "chongo was here\n") > fputs(fd, "123\n") > fd2 = fopen("/tmp/newfile", "r") > fgets(fd2) "chongo was here " > fclose(fd2) > fd2 = fopen("/tmp/newfile", "r") > fgetline(fd2) "chongo was here" > eval(fgetline(fd2)) 123 LIMITS fd must be associated with an open file LIBRARY none SEE ALSO errno, fclose, feof, ferror, fflush, fgetc, fgetline, fgets, files, fopen, fprintf, fputc, fputs, fseek, fsize, ftell, isfile, printf, prompt