Working with text files

[GSMike]

I know how to open a txt file, and write to it, but how do you open a text file and setp through the characters one by one looking foor a specific character and then replace that character?
Thank for you rhelp.-=Mike Mike Kemp
kempm541145@yahoo.com

 

[Gzep]

Hi.

open the file in binary mode: pseudocode follows
the data you get may be the ascii value not a string, it's a while since i used binary mode.

' get file length in bytes
' open the file in binary mode
' Dim a as String * 1
' for each character in file
' get #1, a
' If a = Chr(&H22) then ' this is a double quote
' a = "'" ' make it a single quote
' put# a 'etc
' end if
' next

otherwise, access has ODBC support for text files as a database source....

Gzep.

 

[GSMike]

Thank you, Gzep.
I managed to get the job done with:
Sub Mike()

Dim fs, str_1 as string
set a=fs.opentextfile("c:\myfile.text")
do while a.atendofstream=false
     str_1=str_1&vbcrlf&a.readline
loop
open "c:\mynewfile.txt" for outoput as #
print #1, str_1
reset
end sub

YOur is much more character=specific. I am sure I will be able to use it in the future.
Thanks again. Mike Kemp
kempm541145@yahoo.com