Oops! In my haste to post, (trying tobeat Shawn 
) missed second requirement.
code:
Break on
$count = 0
$FileName = "C:\boot.ini"
$ResultFile = "C:\Result.txt"
IF Open(1, $FileName) = 0
$x = ReadLine(1)
WHILE @ERROR = 0
$count = $count + 1
? "Line number " + $count + " reads: [" + $x + "]"
$x = ReadLine(1)
LOOP
ENDIF
Close(1)IF Open(2, $ResultFile,5) = 0
$x = WriteLine( 2 , "File " + $FileName + " has " + $count + " lines" + Chr(13) + Chr(10) )
ELSE
BEEP
? "failed to open file, error code : [" + @ERROR + "]"
ENDIF
get $
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