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Read and write text files with Visual Basic .NET

Really good article on the IO namespace. I need to do this a lot and this was a great introduction on how .NET goes about reading and writing files. Thanks.

The ReadToEnd method is up to 3 times slower than its Visual Basic 6 counterpart. I'd strongly suggest using ReadBlock instead.

This functionality is available in VB6 using the FileSystemObject in the Microsoft Scripting Runtime and its almost identical. Good article though.

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Just exactly what I needed to see for an upcoming project. Thanks.

Hello,
How can I determined if a Text File is being created using my application?

Thanks Marsh

How Use via HTTP ex :"http://ptxserver.net/gni/update.txt" only read in texbox ?


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that's great but we need full example

Hi good article!
i have a question
how to read a specific row in a text file and modified for a new file?
example :
input text file
a b c d e f
and the new file will be :
b c a f e

Please help me by send to may mail andii2008@yahoo.com
Thank you and best regards!!

Source code on file writing also available on:
http://bitsbyta.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-write-file-vbnet.html
Source code on file reading also available on:
http://bitsbyta.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to-read-file-vbnet.html

Nice job, very good examples.

I'm amazed that someone who understands the new way of writing to a text file would call the old way "confusing". For those that aren't familiar, here's the old way:

Open "C:\filename.txt" For Output As #1
Print #1, "Write a line to the file"
Close #1

And here's the new way:

Dim oFile as System.IO.File
Dim oWrite as System.IO.StreamWriter
oWrite = oFile.CreateText("C:\sample.txt")
oWrite.WriteLine("Write a line to the file")
oWrite.Close()

I know the old way isn't object oriented, but to call it confusing in comparison to the new way is simply ridiculous.

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