How can i read only one line or specific line of a text file

[raptor31]

How can i read only one line or specific line of a text file?

[ole_martins]

Public Sub ReadDetails(IsFilename As String)
' read the text from file

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set tem = fso.OpenTextFile(IsFilename)



Do Until am = "end" Or am = "End" Or am = "END"

am = tem.readline

Loop

end Sub

This will read one line at a time, and in this spesific routine, it will stop when it hits the word "END" or "end" or "End". IsFilename = full path and filename.

hope this helps.

Replace the bold number with whatever line number you want to get.

Private Sub Command1_Click()

    Dim strLine As String
    Dim iLine As Integer
    iLine = 0
    iFile = FreeFile
    Open "C:\MyText.txt" For Input As iFile
        Do While Not EOF(iFile)
        Line Input #iFile, strLine$
            iLine = iLine + 1
        If iLine = 50 Then MsgBox strLine$: Exit Sub
        Loop
    Close #iFile
    
End Sub

[raptor31]

what i really need is to get a specific line in a text file and let it equal a varible. example: i need line 5 to go into CNsme snf line 10 to go into gender ( cname and gender being varibles)

[kedaman]

Here's what you can do, open in binary and read the whole file into a buffer, then split it into lines and read any line into any variable anytime:

Dim buffer as string, lines() as string
Open File for binary as 1
  buffer=space(lof(1))
  get#1,,buffer
  lines=split(buffer,vbcrlf)
  CNsme = lines(4)
  gender = lines(9)
close 1