ADO » Stream » ReadText
Version: 2.5
- Syntax:
- string = streamobject.ReadText (NumBytes)
- NumBytes
- The optional NumBytes parameter is either the number of characters to read or one of the StreamReadEnum constants. If you specify a number larger than the actual number of characters available in the Stream, only the actual available characters are read and no error is generated. A null value is returned if there are no characters left to be read.
Reads the specified number of bytes from a text Stream object andreturns the data as a string.
The ReadText method is used to read an entire text file or a specified number of characters
from a Stream object and to return the data as a string.
This method is used exclusively for text data type Stream objects.
Please use the similar Read method for binary data type Stream objects.
There is one optional parameter.
StreamReadEnum Constants
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| adReadAll | -1 | Default, read from the current position to EOS |
| adReadLine | -2 | Only read until the end of the current line |
Examples
Code:
Dim strStreamText
strStreamText = objStream.ReadText adReadAll
Code:
Dim intNumChars, strStreamText
intNumChars = 1000
...
strStreamText = objStream.ReadText intNumChars
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