[RESOLVED] Insert Select Case into Text File

Hi,
I know how to use the select case command, however if I want to make a really long case, it would take me forever to write Case 0, Case 1, Case 2, etc. for each thing.
So I was wondering if there was a way that I could just put a list of names in a text file, and simply modify the text file so that after every name, Case x will be printed (x grows +1 each time).
Thanks!

You cannot pass instructions dynamically.

Sounds like you want to create an Add-In.

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Originally Posted by RhinoBull

You cannot pass instructions dynamically.

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I'm not trying to get someone to make it for me, I'm just giving an example.

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Originally Posted by MarMan

Sounds like you want to create an Add-In.

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I guess you can call it that...

Depending on your situation, there are several potential alternatives that would be far simpler.

If you give us an example of the Select Case that you want to create, we can make apt suggestions.

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Originally Posted by si_the_geek

Depending on your situation, there are several potential alternatives that would be far simpler.

If you give us an example of the Select Case that you want to create, we can make apt suggestions.

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Code:

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Randomize
m = int(rnd*501)
Select Case m
Case 0
label1.caption="Word1"
Case 1
label1.caption="Word2"

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And Etc.

Each word comes from 1 line of a .txt file in app.path

In that case load the file into an array, and simply read from the array.

The entire code for this would then become:

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Randomize
m = int(rnd*501)
label1.caption = YourArray(m)

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(note that Randomize should only be called once for your entire program, so move that line to somewhere like Form_Load)

For an explanation of arrays, see the article in the "Data types/variables" section of our Classic VB FAQs (in the FAQ forum)

If you don't know how to load from a text file, see the "Files" section of the FAQs

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Originally Posted by si_the_geek

In that case load the file into an array, and simply read from the array.

The entire code for this would then become:

Code:

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Randomize
m = int(rnd*501)
label1.caption = YourArray(m)

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(note that Randomize should only be called once for your entire program, so move that line to somewhere like Form_Load)

For an explanation of arrays, see the article in the "Data types/variables" section of our Classic VB FAQs (in the FAQ forum)

If you don't know how to load from a text file, see the "Files" section of the FAQs

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Thanks!
I am familiar with arrays, having used them before, but the File commands helped.
Thanks again!

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Originally Posted by bowiz2

I'm not trying to get someone to make it for me, I'm just giving an example.

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What's this got to do with what I said in post #2? :confused: :rolleyes: