reading textfiles into listbox

[darthy]

Can anybody give me advice or some code here

What I want to do is load up file names from a particular folder called Orders into a list box. All files will be textfiles and called OrderNumber1.txt, OrderNumber2.txt etc.

I then want the selected file to load into a richtext box

For this, would this command rtb.Loadfile( path & list1.text) work?

Ay ideas welcome.

[John McKernan]

You could use a FileListBox which is an intrinsic vb control and should be in your toolbox.

At run-time, you set the .Path property of the filelistbox to the desired path. The file selected byu the user will be returned in the .FileName property.

Then to load your rtb:

rtb.Loadfile( File1.Path & "\" & File1.FileName)

[Genius]

Hi , I think this source may be interesting for you .

' Rem cmbFile is a combo box
Dim FName as string
Dim Title as string
FName = App.Path + "\Text1.txt"
If Dir(FName) <> "" Then
Open FName For Input As #1
Do While Not EOF(1)
Line Input #1, Title
cmbFile.AddItem Title
Loop
Close #1
End If
If cmFile.ListCount < 1 Then
cmbFile.AddItem ("Empty text file")
End If
cmbFile.ListIndex = 0

[scr0p]

' Rem cmbFile is a combo box

you can use ' for a comment, you dont need the rem keyword.