Read Text From/Write Text To a File (VB.NET)
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C#, VB.NET, ASP.NETType:
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Intelligent Solutions Inc.Version Compatibility: Visual Basic.NET, ASP.NET
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These function allows you to retrieve a text file's contents and write text to a file in VB.NET. They also optionally provide error information if they fail. Sample Usage:
sContents = GetFileContents("C:\test.txt", sErr) If sErr = "" Then Debug.WriteLine("File Contents: " & sContents) 'Save to different file bAns = SaveTextToFile(sContents, "D:\Test.txt", sErr) If bAns Then Debug.WriteLine("File Saved!") Else Debug.WriteLine("Error Saving File: " & sErr) End If Else Debug.WriteLine("Error retrieving file: " & sErr) End If
Instructions: Copy the declarations and code below and paste directly into your VB project.
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