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  • phk
    New Member
    • Nov 2007
    • 1

    Edit large textfile

    Hi,

    I want to directly edit a large text file without creating a new one

    Can anybody help ?

    Kind regards,

    Paul
  • debasisdas
    Recognized Expert Expert
    • Dec 2006
    • 8119

    #2
    Kindly post how you attempted to do that.

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    • QVeen72
      Recognized Expert Top Contributor
      • Oct 2006
      • 1445

      #3
      Hi,

      Are you using FSO or VB's I/O..?

      To Edit, Normal Practice is, To Open a Source File and a New Dest File,
      Read the Contents from FirstFile, Modify, And Save Contents To New File, Delete Original File, Rename New File with the Original name..

      Regards
      Veena

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      • Killer42
        Recognized Expert Expert
        • Oct 2006
        • 8429

        #4
        Originally posted by phk
        I want to directly edit a large text file without creating a new one

        Can anybody help ?
        Sure. Use Notepad.

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