Property # TextOutputStream.Handle ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Warning
This item was deprecated in version 2019r2. Please use `TextOutputStream.Handle` *method* as a replacement.
## Description Handle returns a Handle of the *Type* passed or -1 if the requested *Type* cannot be retrieved. ## Notes The class constants given below can be passed as the parameter. | Value | Class Constant | Description | |-------|------------------------------|--------------------------| | 1 | HandleTypeWin32Handle | A Windows32 OS handle. | | 2 | HandleTypeFilePointer | A file pointer. | | 3 | HandleTypeFileNumber | A file descriptor | | 4 | HandleTypeMacFileRefNum | A file reference number. | | 5 | HandleTypeMacFileSpecPointer | An FSSpec. | ## Compatibility All project types on all supported operating systems.