vb6 - Opening Text Files

[f1tzy]

Open App.Path & "\test.txt" For Input As #1

aiight just for a start, i want to open a text file into a textbox, looked at that many tutorials my head hurts just a personal project i have been wanting to do for a while finally getting around to it, anyone give me a hand?

lets say we got

Private Sub cmdOpen_Click()
'once i click this button, txtBox.text will change to the text in the file Test.text which will be in the same folder
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
txtBox.text = ""
End Sub

Private Sub txtBox_Change()
'yeah well this is where the text goes
End Sub

thanks for anyone who can help

[chem is the best part 5]

You don't need anything in the Change event of the textbox.. the change event fires as soon as the text inside the control is different.. you don't want that.

Basically, theres things called File Numbers. Without explaining it in too much detail, its like opening up a new stream.

Private Sub cmdOpen_Click()
Dim fileNumber As Long
fileNumber = FreeFile() ' Get the next free file number

Open App.Path & "\test.txt" For Input As #fileNumber
    txtBox.Text = Input(LOF(fileNumber), fileNumber) ' Load the text.
Close #fileNumber
End Sub

chem