In .NET there is a totaly new way to read from file, StreamReader

VB Code:
  1. Dim AReadedLine As String ' The buffer string that will contain the strings read
  2. Dim MyStreamReader As System.IO.StreamReader = New System.IO.StreamReader("MyFileName") ' Open the file
  3. AReadedLine = MyStreamReader.ReadLine() ' Read a line from the file