How do I put a txt document in a listbox?

Does anyone know how I am supposed to put a txt document called payroll.txt in a listbox called lstemployees. Once I have the info put in a i have to get certain parts of it and have them put in seperate text boxes. Here is an example of a couple of lines of info to be put in the listbox:

Klinton Carpenter 18.00
*Cynthia Crenshaw 18.00
Richard Crouse 19.00

After that info is in the listbox. I need to put the FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, and NUMBER and INITIALS in seperate textboxes.
Can anyone help me with this? I've tried everything.

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Dim strLine As String

Open "myfile_path" for Output As #1
Do
Line Input #1, strLine
List1.AddItem strLine
Loop Until EOF(1)
Close #1

Sorry, I hit Send too early, but anyway, to simplify processing your file layout must be consistent or you'll have a major headach otherwise.

It may look something like the following:

VB Code:

Dim strLine As String
Dim Pos%
 
    Open "myfile_path" For Output As #1
        Do
            Line Input #1, strLine
            'if layout is always as follows: "FirstName LastName 18.00" then
            Pos = InStrRev(strLine, Space(1))
            List1.AddItem Left(strLine, Pos - 1)
            Pos = InStr(1, Left(strLine, Pos - 1), Space(1))
            Text1.Text = UCase(Left(strLine, 1) & Mid(strLine, Pos + 1, 1))
            Text2.Text = Mid(strLine, Pos + 1)
        Loop Until EOF(1)
    Close #1

hi, what is the "pos%"?

Can anyone help me out with this? I still can't get this working...

VB Code:

Open SFILE For Input As #1
                    
    Dim STRING1 As String, STRING2 As String
                                
    Do Until EOF(1) = True
 
        Input #1, STRING1, STRING2
                    
        Msgbox String1 & " - " & String2
                    
    Loop
                                
    Close #1

Is this what you are after?

Dim pos% is the same as
Dim pos As Integer

What isn't working for you? Whatever you've done - post it, so we have a chance to see what's wrong, otherwise is like pointing to the sky and tring to find your star.

Dim strLine As String
Dim intPos As Integer

Open "c:/student docs/payroll.txt" For Output As #1
Do
Line Input #1, strLine ****
intPos = InStrRev(strLine, Space(1))
lstEmployees.AddItem Left(strLine, intPos - 1)
intPos = InStr(1, Left(strLine, intPos - 1), Space(1))
txtFirstName.Text = UCase(Left(strLine, 1) & Mid(strLine, intPos + 1, 1))
txtLastName.Text = Mid(strLine, Pos + 1)
Loop Until EOF(1)
Close #1


****I get an error here "bad file mode"

For Output As #1

Change it to For Input

When you open file For Output - you are actually outputting from VB into a file
When file is open For Input - data will be Inputed from the file into a variable

Ok, I ran it after I changed it and it said... "input past end of file".... AHHHHH!

Of course - your previous attempt erased it (For Output clears file almost immediately). Restore file and try again.

How do I restore file? I'm so sorry for all the questions. :(

Hi, I got the names to get in the lstbox...but not the numbers by their names. This is what I have. Does anyone have any ideas as to why?

Open "c:/student docs/payroll.txt" For Input As #1
Do
Line Input #1, strLine
intPos = InStrRev(strLine, Space(1))
lstEmployees.AddItem Left(strLine, intPos - 1)
Loop Until EOF(1)
Close #1


This is what is supposed to be in the listbox

Klinton Carpenter 18.00
*Cynthia Crenshaw 18.00
Richard Crouse 19.00

VB Code:

' The following line opens the text file for input into your VB program
Open "c:/student docs/payroll.txt" For Input As #1
' Start a loop
Do
    ' Get a line of text file the file
    Line Input #1, strLine
    ' Find the last space in the line of text
    intPos = InStrRev(strLine, Space(1))
    ' Add the name (without the amount) to the list box
    lstEmployees.AddItem Left(strLine, intPos - 1)
    ' Add the name AND amount to the list box
    ' (un-comment this line and comment the previous AddItem line to see the difference.)
    ' lstEmployees.AddItem strLine
' Continue the loop until the end of file is reached
Loop Until EOF(1)
' Close the file
Close #1

Thanks!! It worked!! Now can you help me put the first name, last name, initials and amount in seperate textboxes. I got them all done except the amount. For some reason it comes out in the Last name text box. I also have to make all this info change when the user highlights a different name. Can you help me with this? This is what I have so far:

Open "c:/student docs/payroll.txt" For Input As #1
Do
Line Input #1, strLine
intPos = InStrRev(strLine, Space(3))
lstEmployees.AddItem strLine
intPos = InStr(1, Left(strLine, intPos - 1), Space(1))
txtFirstName.Text = Left(strLine, intPos + 0)
txtLastName.Text = Mid(strLine, intPos + 1)
txtInitials.Text = UCase(Left(strLine, 1) & Mid(strLine, intPos + 1, 1))
Loop Until EOF(1)
Close #1

The following should get the correct data into your text boxes:

VB Code:

' The following line opens the text file for input into your VB program
Open "c:/student docs/payroll.txt" For Input As #1
' Start a loop
Do
    ' Get a line of text file the file
    Line Input #1, strLine
    ' Find the last space in the line of text
    intPos = InStrRev(strLine, Space(1))
    ' Add the name (without the amount) to the list box
    ' lstEmployees.AddItem Left(strLine, intPos - 1)
    ' Add the name AND amount to the list box
    ' (un-comment this line and comment the previous AddItem line to see the difference.)
    ' lstEmployees.AddItem strLine
    intPos = InStrRev(strLine, Space(3))
    lstEmployees.AddItem strLine
    intPos2 = InStr(1, Left(strLine, intPos - 1), Space(1))
    txtFirstName.Text = Left(strLine, intPos - 1)
    intPos3 = InStr(intPos2, Left(strLine, intPos - 1), Space(1))
    txtLastName.Text = Mid(strLine, intPos2 + 1, (intPos3 - 1) - intPos2)
    ' txtInitials.Text = UCase(Left(strLine, 1) & Mid(strLine, intPos + 1, 1))
    txtInitials.Text = UCase(Left(txtFirstName.Text, 1) & UCase(Left(txtLastName.Text, 1))
    txtAmount.Text = Trim(Right(strLine, Len(strLine) - intPos3))
' Continue the loop until the end of file is reached
Loop Until EOF(1)
' Close the file
Close #1

To get the text box contents to change when a list box item is selected, you will need to move the code to put the data into them into the list box's 'click' event sub:

VB Code:

Private Sub lstEmployees_Click()
 
    Dim strLineSelected As String
    
    If lstEmployees.ListIndex < 0 Then Exit Sub
    strLineSelected = lstEmployees.List(lstEmployees.ListIndex)
    intPos = InStrRev(strLineSelected, Space(3))
    intPos2 = InStr(1, Left(strLineSelected, intPos - 1), Space(1))
    txtFirstName.Text = Left(strLineSelected, intPos - 1)
    intPos3 = InStr(intPos2, Left(strLineSelected, intPos - 1), Space(1))
    txtLastName.Text = Mid(strLineSelected, intPos2 + 1, (intPos3 - 1) - intPos2)
    ' txtInitials.Text = UCase(Left(strLineSelected, 1) & Mid(strLineSelected, intPos + 1, 1))
    txtInitials.Text = UCase(Left(txtFirstName.Text, 1) & UCase(Left(txtLastName.Text, 1))
    txtAmount.Text = Trim(Right(strLineSelected, Len(strLineSelected) - intPos3))
 
End Sub

Thank you so much for your help. It is very appreciated. I tried that. The hourly rate shows the Last Name and the hourly rate. The First name shows the First and Last name. The last name shows nothing. And the initials shows the first initial only.

Try this:

Code:

---

Private Sub lstEmployees_Click()

    Dim sinfo() As String
   
    If lstEmployees.ListIndex < 0 Then Exit Sub
   
    sInfo = Split(lstEmployees.List(lstEmployees.ListIndex)," ")
 
    txtFirstName.Text = sInfo(0)
    txtLastName.Text = sInfo(1)

    txtInitials.Text = Left(sInfo(0),1) & " " & Left(sInfo(1),1)


    txtAmount.Text = sinfo(2)

End Sub

---

wow! Thanks!! that worked. except for the hourly rate. It doesnt show up at all.

Hmm...

Try putting a break point on this line and however the mouse over sInfo(2).. What is in it?


txtAmount.Text = sinfo(2)

whats a break point? sorry i'm a newbie

Highlight the line in the code editor and press F9.

This means that the program will stop executing at this line...

Then run your program, click on the list box and it will stop... and you can find out what is actually going on.