popualte msflexgrid with a text file

hi people,

I am trying to open a text file and put the data into an msflexgrid. there are 2 problems here. first is i can not get the info into the grid. second is when i do somehow it only goes in on the first row of the grid and does not tab between columns. below is my code, can anyone see what the problem is.

Private Sub cmdOpenFile_Click()

Dim WeekNo As String
Dim i, j As Integer
Dim filerec As Integer
Dim rec2 As String

WeekNo = cboWeek.Text
intNum = FreeFile
CreateIndex
Open "C:\Timesheets\" + WeekNo + ".txt" For Random As intNum Len = Len(WriteData)

On Error Resume Next
If numData > 0 Then
ReDim Index(numData)
CreateIndex
End If
Get #intNum, Index(Record).RecNum, WriteData

rec2 = Trim(Index(Record).Date)
If rec2 = Empty Then
Record = Record + 1
End If
For i = 0 To Grid1.Rows - 1
Get #intNum, Index(Record).RecNum, WriteData
Record = Record + 1
numData = LOF(1) / Len(WriteData)
Seek #intNum, Loc(1) - 1
For j = 0 To Grid1.Cols - 1
With WriteData
Grid1.TextMatrix(i, 0) = .dates
Grid1.TextMatrix(i, 1) = .client
Grid1.TextMatrix(i, 2) = .jobno
Grid1.TextMatrix(i, 3) = .desc
Grid1.TextMatrix(i, 4) = .types
Grid1.TextMatrix(i, 5) = .time
Grid1.TextMatrix(i, 6) = .adstfx
Grid1.TextMatrix(i, 7) = .notes
End With
Next j
Next i
Close intNum
End Sub

Sub CreateIndex()
Dim indexEntry As IndexType
Dim i, j
Dim temp As String

For i = 1 To numData
Get #intNum, i, WriteData
temp = WriteData.dates
Index(i).Date = temp
Index(i).RecNum = i
Next i

For i = 1 To numData - 1
For j = i + 1 To numData
If Index(i).Date > Index(j).Date Then
indexEntry = Index(i)
Index(i) = Index(j)
Index(j) = indexEntry
End If
Next j
Next i
End Sub

i have been working on this for 3 days now so if anyone has any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

It's hard to tell, seeing as you're using a type definition to hold the record data and haven't supplied the definition.

If you want to post the project and a sample file, I'd be happy to look at it for you.

ok, in a module (called module1):

Type Record
dates As String * 10
client As String * 6
jobno As String * 10
desc As String * 255
types As String * 30
time As String * 2
adstfx As String * 12
notes As String * 255
End Type
Public WriteData As Record

Type IndexType
Date As String * 10
RecNum As Integer
End Type
Public Index() As IndexType
Public numData As Integer
Public Record As Integer

I almost got it now. I took out a lot of stuff that really wasn't necessary and it's working. Just one problem. when saving to the text file it keeps tabbing the first column so when i open the file the first column is 14 char. in from left. Can anyone see why it is doing this.

My code:
Public Sub cmdSaveToFile_Click()
Dim griddata As String
Dim WeekNo As String
Dim i, j, intNum As Integer
WeekNo = cboWeek.Text
intNum = FreeFile

Open "C:\Timesheets\" + WeekNo + ".txt" For Output As #intNum

With Grid1
For i = 1 To Grid1.Rows - 1
griddata = ""
For j = 0 To Grid1.Cols - 1
griddata = griddata & .TextMatrix(i, j) & vbTab
Next j
Print #intNum, , griddata
Next i
End With
Close #intNum
MsgBox "File has been saved"
GridText.Visible = False

End Sub

what it saves in text file
10/18/02 abc ect... for 7 columns of data

the date should be all the way to the left.

any suggestions?

ps. i tried to post the code with all the indentions but it alway comes out all to the left. sorry