How do I delete a record from a dat file [not just set it to blank

[DarkMercenary44]

I've got a list box that updates itself from a dat file, the problem I run into is that if I make lets say five entrys, then want to delete like the 3rd one, how do I completely delete the last record in the file [cause I'll be moving all records up one to account for the deletion] Right now if I delete a record the list box updates with a blank list item, anyone know away to do this.

The only way I see to do this is to change the name on the orginal dat file, and create a new one reading record for record form old to new and skipping the record that needs to be deleted, but if you have a huge list then that could take forever. DarkMercenary
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[dpaulson]

If you are using text files, that is the only way to actually delete the space. You could also code in to check to see if there is a blank record and skip it, if it is.
David Paulson