Trouble With Text Files

Ok i got great help earlier but having a problem o.0

Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim sTemp As String
Dim sTotalString As String
Shell "C:\File.bat > C:\Irc.txt"
Open "C:\Irc.txt" For Input As #1
Do While EOF(1) = False
Line Input #1, sTemp
sTotalString = sTotalString & sTemp
Text1.Text = sTotalString
Loop
End Sub


The First line in the file its opening its blank so i dont think its reading that because of it...The only way i can get output into the textbox is if i click the button twice..

First, indent your code, and use code tags.

VB Code:

dim ff as integer
  ff = freefile
  Open "C:\Irc.txt" For Input As #ff
  Do While EOF(1) = False
    Line Input #1, sTemp
    sTotalString = sTotalString & sTemp
  Loop
  Close #1
  text1.text = sTotalString

You could also read it all at once, with a choice of ways to parse it into lines.
This also counts the lines!

VB Code:

Option Explicit
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
  Dim ff As Integer
  Dim strBuff As String
  Dim str() As String
  ff = FreeFile
  Open "C:\Irc.txt"  For Input As #ff
    strBuff = Input(LOF(ff), ff)
  Close #ff
  ' ----------------- two ways to skin a cat --------------
  MsgBox "Lines = " & Len(strBuff) - Len(Replace(strBuff, vbCrLf, "x")) + 1
  ' -------------------------------------------------------
  str() = Split(strBuff, vbCrLf)
  MsgBox "There are " & UBound(str) + 1 & " lines in the file"
 
 
End Sub

Why don't you load the entire file at once?

VB Code:

Open "C:\Irc.txt" For Input As #1
text1.text = Input(LOF(1), #1)
Close #1

You changed it!
If you put the code into the form_activate event, it will already be shown when you add the text. I thought it was on a click of a button.

What does the bat file do? It probably isn't finishing by the time you read irc.txt

microalps, i tried that it didnt work. dglienna yea it is its echoed into the text file just fine but wont display in the text file..

i wrote a whole topic about this in the codebank..

dim ff as integer
Open "C:\Irc.txt" For binary As #ff
text1.text = Input(LOF(ff), #ff)
Close #ff

Still doesnt work ^.^

It doesn't have time to echo and read at the same time.
Put the echo into the form load, and the text in a command button.
That should be enough time. Otherwise you need to wait a few seconds.
You could also use

VB Code:

"Start MyBatchFile.bat /wait"

Is the multiline property of text1 set to True? If you don't want it to have any enters then use this code

VB Code:

Open "C:\Irc.txt" For Input As #1
text1.text = Replace(Input(LOF(1), #1), vbCrLf, "")
Close #1

This will remove the enters from the input!

Yes it was multiple line.

Open "C:\Irc.txt" For Input As #1
text1.text = Replace(Input(LOF(1), #1), vbCrLf, "")
Close #1


Worked!

You're welcome. Hope my input didn't confuse you though... Good luck on the rest of your project!

Open "C:\Irc.txt" For Input As #1
text1.text = Replace(Input(LOF(1), #1), vbCrLf, vbnullstring)
Close #1

^^just optimized it a pinch

but seriously you should use binary instead

Open "C:\Irc.txt" For binary As #1
text1.text = Replace(Input(LOF(1), #1), vbCrLf, vbnullstring)
Close #1