Text file --->>> string

Dead simple I'm sure - but I have no help file (no msdn CD)

How do I read the contents of a text file into a string?

THANX
Konan of the five hundred and fifty fith veriety

Here's a Function I wrote to make it really simple, (this will read any file upto 2GB in size):

Code:

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Function ReadFile(ByVal FileName As String) As String
    'Open Specified File and Return Data in a String
    Dim iFile As Integer
    Dim lFileLen As Long
    Dim lChunk As Long
    Dim sChunk As String
    Dim sData As String
   
    On Error GoTo ReadFileErr
    iFile = FreeFile
    Open FileName For Binary Access Read As iFile
    lFileLen = LOF(iFile)
    lChunk = 64000  'Load File in 64K Chunks
    While Loc(iFile) < lFileLen
        'Create a Buffer to Retrieve File Data
        If Loc(iFile) + lChunk > lFileLen Then lChunk = lFileLen - Loc(iFile)
        sChunk = Space(lChunk)
        'Retrieve the next Chunk of Data from the File
        Get #iFile, , sChunk
        'Append the Chunk to the Data Retrieved so far
        sData = sData & sChunk
    Wend
    Close iFile
    'Return the File Data
    ReadFile = sData
ReadFileErr:
End Function

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Usage: sFileString = ReadFile("C:\TheFile.txt")

I'll give it a whirl - tanx for yer code, I'll include yre name if I distribute my app - is that OK?

Sure, no problem, anything I post here is Public Domain, (anyone can use/copy/mangle any/all of it), sometimes I'll add a comment requesting a mention of Credit if they do though.

I'm just haveing a look at how it works - when I tried useing a binary file in qbasic I just got number junk when I looked at it (numbers - no text) - but If I put it back it became the original again. However I put this to use in a cool little encryption app