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A sample for how to read and write the content of any file.

Last modified: 2006/01/20 | Accessed: 77.720  | #14
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Public Function ReadFile(sPath As String) As String
  On Error GoTo AUSGANG
  Dim lFileNr As Long
  Dim sText As String

  lFileNr = FreeFile

  Open sPath For Binary As #lFileNr
  sText = Space$(LOF(lFileNr))
  Get #lFileNr, , sText

AUSGANG:
  If lFileNr Then Close #lFileNr
  If Err.Number Then Err.Raise Err.Number, Err.Source, Err.Description
  ReadFile = sText
End Function

Public Sub WriteFile(sPath As String, _
  sText As String, _
  Optional ByVal bAppend As Boolean _
)
  On Error GoTo AUSGANG
  Dim lFileNr As Long

  lFileNr = FreeFile

  Select Case bAppend
  Case False
    Open sPath For Output As #lFileNr
  Case Else
    Open sPath For Append As #lFileNr
  End Select
  Print #lFileNr, sText;

AUSGANG:
  If lFileNr Then Close #lFileNr
  If Err.Number Then Err.Raise Err.Number, Err.Source, Err.Description
End Sub
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