Is it possible to read a file to a string

[LauPro]

Is it possible to do that fast, not this way:

    FreeF = FreeFile
    
    Open txtFile For Binary Access Read As #FreeF
        
        lstChat.AddItem "Bezig met inlezen van bestand...", 0
        ws(0).SendData "Chat: " & "Bezig met inlezen van bestand..."
        
        strFD = "": strFD1 = "": strFD2 = "": strFD3 = "": strFD4 = "": lngGelezen = 0
        strFD5 = "": strFD6 = "": strFD7 = "": strFD8 = ""
        Dim strDATA_65000 As String * 65000
        Dim strDATA_30000 As String * 30000
        Dim strDATA_10000 As String * 10000
        Dim strDATA_1000 As String * 1000
        Dim strDATA_100 As String * 100
        Dim strDATA_10 As String * 10
        Dim strDATA_1 As String * 1
        Dim lLF As Long
        pgStatus(8).Visible = True
        pgStatus(8).Max = LOF(FreeF)
        lLF = LOF(FreeF)
        
        If lLF >= 65000 Then
            Do
                Get #FreeF, , strDATA_65000
                strFD = strFD & strDATA_65000
                lngGelezen = lngGelezen + 65000
                If lLF - lngGelezen < 65000 Then Exit Do
                DoEvents
            Loop
        End If
        If lLF - lngGelezen >= 30000 Then
            Do
                Get #FreeF, , strDATA_30000
                strFD = strFD & strDATA_30000
                lngGelezen = lngGelezen + 30000
                If lLF - lngGelezen < 30000 Then Exit Do
                DoEvents
            Loop
        End If
        If lLF - lngGelezen >= 10000 Then
            Do
                Get #FreeF, , strDATA_10000
                strFD = strFD & strDATA_10000
                lngGelezen = lngGelezen + 10000
                If lLF - lngGelezen < 10000 Then Exit Do
                DoEvents
            Loop
        End If
        If lLF - lngGelezen >= 1000 Then
            Do
                Get #FreeF, , strDATA_1000
                strFD = strFD & strDATA_1000
                lngGelezen = lngGelezen + 1000
                If lLF - lngGelezen < 1000 Then Exit Do
                DoEvents
            Loop
        End If
        If lLF - lngGelezen >= 100 Then
            Do
                Get #FreeF, , strDATA_100
                strFD = strFD & strDATA_100
                lngGelezen = lngGelezen + 100
                If lLF - lngGelezen < 100 Then Exit Do
                DoEvents
            Loop
        End If
        If lLF - lngGelezen >= 10 Then
            Do
                Get #FreeF, , strDATA_10
                strFD = strFD & strDATA_10
                lngGelezen = lngGelezen + 10
                If lLF - lngGelezen < 10 Then Exit Do
                DoEvents
            Loop
        End If
        If lLF - lngGelezen >= 1 Then
            Do
                Get #FreeF, , strDATA_1
                strFD = strFD & strDATA_1
                lngGelezen = lngGelezen + 1
                If lLF - lngGelezen < 1 Then Exit Do
                DoEvents
            Loop
        End If

Thanks

Please replay!

[HeSaidJoe]

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'read the complete file into a string

Option Explicit

Private Sub Command1_Click()

    Dim sfile As String, intNum As Integer
    Dim myString as string

    intNum = FreeFile
    sfile = "C:\my Documents\myfile.txt"
    
    Open sfile For Input As intNum
      myString = StrConv(InputB(LOF(intNum), intNum), vbUnicode)
     Close intNum
End Sub