Do you know this file?

[Winla]

The file is located at
program files\microsoft visul studio\vb98\vb6.opt

What is this file for? How to read it?

thanks

I don't use VB6.0 yet. .opt sounds like it'd be Options. But I am not totally sure of that and there is a way to check. Go to Start > Run > Edit > Open > C:\program files\microsoft visul studio\vb98\vb6.opt or through Notepad--Start > Programs > Accessories > Notepad > Open > C:\program files\microsoft visul studio\vb98\vb6.opt or through VB code:

Shell "Notepad.exe C:\program files\microsoft visul studio\vb98\vb6.opt"

[Winla]

vb6.opt is not a text file. It looks like a log file from a few characters readable. That is why I am interested in this file.

You can view non txt files in Notepad, just set it to All Files instead of Txt Files.

[Iain17]

A very cool program to view all sorts of files is TextPad

[Winla]

Thanks for reply. but this file is not a text file, so you can't read it through a text editor.

What I want to know is where this file is used in VB6 environment.

[Guv]

I doubt that aynone is going to answer this question for you. You are likely to get more guesses. If nobody gives you an answer, try the following.

Rename it and see what does not work anymore. You will probably get some error message when VB tries to use it. Whatever you were doing when the message occurs will give you a clue. When you find out, rename it back to its original name. It might be rarely used, and everything will seem to work, but at least you tried.

If it's a Binary file, then you can Hex Edit it with Visual C++ (or any other Hex Editor).