Why is this a problem: Input #2, vartext1, vartext2, vartext3, vartext

[vbstudent]

I'm a VB6 student at UOP and am working on a project. For some reason, my program isn't working, and these lines keep getting highlighted: Input #2, vartext1, vartext2, vartext3, vartext4, vartext5, vartext6, vartext7, vartext8, vartext9<br>
Write #1, Text1.Text, Text2.Text, Text3.Text, Text4.Text, Text5.Text, Text6.Text, Text7.Text, Text8.Text, Text9.Text<br>
Here is the entire code:<br>
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Private Sub Command1_Click()<br>
Open "A:iodemo.txt" For Output As #1<br>
Write #1, Text1.Text, Text2.Text, Text3.Text, Text4.Text, Text5.Text, Text6.Text, Text7.Text, Text8.Text, Text9.Text<br>
Close #1<br>
End Sub<br>
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Private Sub Command2_Click()<br>
Open "A:iodemo.txt" For Input As #2<br>
Input #2, vartext1, vartext2, vartext3, vartext4, vartext5, vartext6, vartext7, vartext8, vartext9<br>
Text1 = vartext1<br>
Text2 = vartext2<br>
Text3 = vartext3<br>
Text4 = vartext4<br>
Text5 = vartext5<br>
Text6 = vartext6<br>
Text7 = vartext7<br>
Text8 = vartext8<br>
Text9 = vartext9<br>
Close #2<br>
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This is for a data entry program. There are 9 text boxes for information to be entered. Can anyone tell me what I've done wrong?

 

[MikeLacey]

The example in VB5 Help looks very similar to your code - have you checked that there's actually something in the file and that the data is comma delimited?<br>
<br>
Mike<br>
--<br>
Mike_Lacey@Cargill.Com<br>

 

[chiph]

Hi vbstudent!<br>
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I saw that you are passing the text property of your text boxes directly in your write statement. I have occasionally had weird problems with doing things like this. Try surrounding them with parentheses:<br>
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Write #1, (Text1.Text), (Text2.Text), (Text3.Text), (Text4.Text), (Text5.Text), (Text6.Text), (Text7.Text), (Text8.Text), (Text9.Text)<br>
<br>
Chip H.<br>

 

[debbie14]

Hi chiph! I've got the same problem. Your solution applies only for the write statement. How about the Input one? It's still causing a run time error.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

What run-time error are you receiving??

Harleyquinn

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[debbie14]

An overflow run-time error

 

[HarleyQuinn]

What format is the file you are trying to input from?

Harleyquinn

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[chiph]

I can't believe a six-year old thread has been resurrected like this...

An overflow run-time error

That can be caused by:
1) Trying to read a Long value into an Integer variable (Integers are too small to hold a large number
2) Getting the parameters out of order, and having a string value being read into a numeric datatype (VB will try and convert it for you, but sometimes it just can't)

Chip H.


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