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Old March 3rd, 2005, 06:56 AM
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Read a fixed length file in VB
Hi,

Can anybody tell how to read a fixed length text file using VB code????? I want to read the data in that file and insert it into a database. Can anybody help me how to do this?
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Here is one place to start your search for information

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e...eProcessing.asp
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Code:
Open [File and Path Name] For Input As #1

Do While Not EOF(1)

    Line Input #1, s
        
    VAr1= Trim(Mid(s, 1, 20))
    var2= Trim(Mid(s, 21, 20))


'Continue with your process

Loop


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Lightbulb reading in text files
Try using the File scripting objects, they are a lot more controllable and stable than just opening and reading files

Include the microsoft scripting Runtime in your project and away you go.
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Read
http://www.hackeralliance.net/publi...o/devilz/07.htm

Or more or less...

Dim AA As String * 10
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Open "C:\Test.txt" For Random As #1 Len = 10
Get #1, 1, AA
Close #1
MsgBox AA
End Sub

if you want to write use Put insteed of Get.
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Originally Posted by tigersolv
Try using the File scripting objects, they are a lot more controllable and stable than just opening and reading files

Include the microsoft scripting Runtime in your project and away you go.



I have done some looking into microsoft scripting Runtime. It seems everything I have read says this is slower and you are better off using the regual I/O for test files

Any comments. Would like to hear from others who have use the microsoft scripting Runtime.

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