Read Text From a File Quickly
Category:
String ManipulationType:
SnippetsDifficulty:
IntermediateAuthor:
Brian matumburaVersion Compatibility: Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic 5
More information:
The function returns text from a file whose name you specify as an argument. This is extremely fast, especially if you are dealing with large text files. Compare this with the usual
While NOT EOF(i)
...
Wend
loop when reading large files ~500MB and you will see a difference in speed of execution.
Instructions: Copy the declarations and code below and paste directly into your VB project.
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