problem with opening file

ok i have it all in a subprocedure and it opens now thanks
but i have to perform a calculation on dba and rest
it s giving me a type mismatch error

txtView.Text = txtView.Text + name + " " + sex + " " + dba + " " + rest + vbCrLf


I dimmed it the same where it is called so Im a little lost
Private Sub Spot(name As String, sex As String, dba As Integer, rest As Integer)

txtView.Text = ""
txtView.Enabled = True


Open "a:\THRFILE.DAT" For Input As #1


Do While Not EOF(1)
Input #1, name
Input #1, sex
Input #1, dba
Input #1, rest

txtView.Text = txtView.Text + name + " " + sex + " " + dba + " " + rest + vbCrLf
Loop

Close #1

use & not + when manipulating strings

VB Code:

txtView.Text = txtView.Text & name & " " & sex & " " & dba & " " & rest & vbCrLf

if u want to sum dba and rest and then add the result to the string:

VB Code:

txtView.Text = txtView.Text & name & " " & sex & " " & Str(dba + rest) & vbCrLf

im not adding them together
i need to use rest and dba to get a new value that will be also added to the file being opened

ok u lost me...

u are not adding anything to the file in the code u posted above ... u are reading it...

what?

(remember I'm old and slow ... u have to explain it a bit better ;)

sorry
im going to add a vew variable it uses

picOutput.Visible = True
picOutput.Cls
x = (220 - dba - rest) * 0.6 + rest
picOutput.Print name + "," + "your training heart rate is" + x


im opening the file but it only has 4 items i neeed to open it with
X as the last variable

its not on the file im opening but it has to be added
so when the file is opened x
txtView.Text = txtView.Text & name & " " & sex & " " & dba & " " & rest &" "& x & vbCrLf

Private Sub Spot(name As String, sex As String, dba As Integer, rest As Integer, x As String)

txtView.Text = ""
txtView.Enabled = True

x = (220 - dba - rest) * 0.6 + rest

Open "a:\THRFILE.DAT" For Input As #1


Do While Not EOF(1)
Input #1, name
Input #1, sex
Input #1, dba
Input #1, rest
Input #1, x
txtView.Text = txtView.Text & name & " " & sex & " " & dba & " " & rest & " " & x & vbCrLf
Loop

Close #1



running past end of file due to the fact only 4 variables on a:\
how do i get the x to post