Edit Text File, Pls. HELP !!!

[coolphilboy]

I have a text file named FILE1.TXT which contains ascii characters like below:

AAABBBCCC**DD
GTDF**NfDg*VC
ERvC*VcfD***T

I want to edit this file and replace the "*" characters
to white space " " and save and close the file. How will i
do this in VB. Please help!!!

TIA
John

 

[peekay]

I presume it is a sequential file. You will have to read the file fully in INPUT mode, change the text and then write it fully in output mode. PK Odendaal
pko@942.co.za

 

[johnwm]

To do the replace:

myString = Replace(myString,"*"," &quot Let me know if this helps
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[Swi]

Open InFileName For Binary As #1
Open ReportFile For Output As #2
InputData = String$(RecordSize, 32)
NumOfRecords = LOF(1) \ RecordSize
Counter = 0

Do
Counter = Counter + 1
InputData = Replace(InputData,"*"," &quot
Loop Until Counter = NumOfRecords Swi