Reading a text file into a TextBox

Hi,
I need to read-in contents of a text file (Readme file) into a text box on my Help.frm. What would be the right approach? Can anyone help?

Thanks.

Maybe this code helps you. :)

Code:

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Dim oneLine As String 'one line of the file
'open the file
Open "c:\myfile.txt" For Input As #1
    'read each line and add it to the textbox
    Do
        'read a line
        Line Input #1,oneLine
        'add it to the textbox
        Text1.Text = Text1.Text & oneLine & VBCRLF
    Loop Until Eof(1)
'close the file
Close #1

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Maybe you should cosider using a RichTextBox control. It does whatever a regular Textbox would do but even better. If your help text file is very long you should use a RichTextBox.

Code:

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RichTextBox1.LoadFile "C:\MyTxtFile.txt", 1

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The size limit of a textbox is 64 KB, so I don't think you need a richtextbox. But a richtextbox also supports formatting.

The RTF Box uses up a lot more resources than a standard Textbox.

Here is a faster way of loading the file. (using a standard TextBox)

Code:

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Open "MyFile.txt" For Input As #1
Text1 = Input(LOF(1), 1)
Close #1

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well, what is the limit in size for a rtb?


Wengang

The limit for a RTF box is the virtual memory that Windows has assigned your program.
That is it doesn't have a limit other than the RAM.

thanks