OpenTextFile Method

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Description

Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function OpenTextFile( _ ByVal FileName As String, _ Optional ByVal IOMode As IOMode = ForReading, _ Optional ByVal Create As Boolean = False, _ Optional ByVal Format As Tristate = TristateFalse _ ) As TextStream

Visual Basic

Public Function OpenTextFile( _
   ByVal FileName As String, _
   Optional ByVal IOMode As IOMode = ForReading, _
   Optional ByVal Create As Boolean = False, _
   Optional ByVal Format As Tristate = TristateFalse _
) As TextStream

Parameters

FileName

IOMode

Value	Description
ForAppending	Open a file and write to the end of the file.
ForReading	Open a file for reading only. You can't write to this file.
ForWriting	Open a file for writing. If a file with the same name exists, its previous contents are overwritten.

Create

Format

Value	Description
TristateFalse	Opens the file as ASCII.
TristateMixed	n/a
TristateTrue	Opens the file as Unicode.
TristateUseDefault	Opens the file using the system default.