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    1. The document discusses several ways to read a text file line by line in VBA, including using the Open and Line Input commands, Split function, and FileSystemObject. 2. The best and simplest method is to use Open and Line Input to read each line into a variable and process it, checking the first character to skip commented lines. 3. The FileSystemObject provides an alternative that avoids issues with FreeFile and allows reading line by line using the ReadLine method of a TextStream object.

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    1. The document discusses several ways to read a text file line by line in VBA, including using the Open and Line Input commands, Split function, and FileSystemObject. 2. The best and simplest method is to use Open and Line Input to read each line into a variable and process it, checking the first character to skip commented lines. 3. The FileSystemObject provides an alternative that avoids issues with FreeFile and allows reading line by line using the ReadLine method of a TextStream object.

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    12/22/2015

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    StackOverflowisacommunityof4.7millionprogrammers,justlikeyou,helpingeachother.Jointhemitonlytakesaminute:

    Read/ParsetextfilelinebylineinVBA

    I'mtryingtoparseatextdocumentusingVBAandreturnthepathgiveninthetextfile.
    Forexample,thetextfilewouldlooklike:
    *Blahblahinstructions
    *Blahblahinstructionsonline2
    G:\\Folder\...\data.xls
    D:\\AnotherFolder\...\moredata.xls

    IwanttheVBAtoload1lineatatime,andifitstartswitha * thenmovetothenextline(similartothatlinebeingcommented).Forthe
    lineswithafilepath,Iwanttowritethatpathtocell,say A2 forthefirstpath, B2 forthenext,etc.
    ThemainthingsIwashopingtohaveansweredwere:
    1.Whatisthebest/simplewaytoreadthroughatextfileusingVBA?
    2.HowcanIdothatlinebyline?
    excel vba excelvba
    editedApr28'14at5:35

    askedJul17'12at18:33

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    forthemostbasicreadofatextfile,use

    open

    example:
    DimFileNumAsInteger
    DimDataLineAsString
    FileNum=FreeFile()
    Open"Filename"ForInputAs#FileNum
    WhileNotEOF(FileNum)
    LineInput#FileNum,DataLine'readindata1lineatatime
    'decidewhattodowithdataline,
    'dependingonwhatprocessingyouneedtodoforeachcase
    Wend
    editedMar5'13at14:07

    answeredJul17'12at18:48

    SeanC
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    1 I'malittlelatetotheparty,butLineInputhasproblemswithanythingotherthanstrictlyaCRorCRLF
    combination(i.e.LFonitsown)FSOhasnosuchproblems(butyeah,isprobablyalittlebitslower)
    Cor_Blimey Aug20'13at21:28
    6 RememberClose#FileNumattheend!MagnusSmithMay26'14at11:15
    Foranyoneelsewondering: DataLine excludestheterminating CR or CRLF (source)FelipeMay11at
    15:35

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    Forcompletenessworkingwiththedataloadedintomemory
    dimhfAsinteger:hf=freefile
    dimlines()asstring,iaslong
    open"c:\bla\bla.bla"forinputas#hf
    lines=Split(input$(LOF(hf),#hf),vbnewline)
    close#hf
    fori=0toubound(lines)
    debug.?"Line";i;"=";lines(i)
    next
    answeredJul18'12at13:06

    AlexK.
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    1 Thisisthecorrectanswer.YoucandothesameinFileSystemObject,butFSOwilloftenfailtorundueto
    securityrestrictions,anditissignificantlyslower.NileJul18'12at17:00
    1 ...butassumesthefilewillfitintomemory ChrisKimptonMay31'13at7:36

    IfindtheFileSystemObjectwithaTestStreamtobetheeasiestwaytoreadfiles
    DimfsoAsFileSystemObject:Setfso=NewFileSystemObject
    SettxtStream=fso.OpenTextFile(filePath,ForReading,False)

    Thenwiththis txtStream objectyouhaveallsortsoftoolswhichintellisensepicksup(unlike


    usingthe FreeFile() method)sothereislessguesswork.Plusyoudon'havetoassigna
    FreeFileandhopeitisactuallystillfreesincewhenyouassignedit.
    Youcanreadafilelike:
    DoWhileNottxtStream.AtEndOfStream
    txtStream.ReadLine
    Loop
    txtStream.Close

    NOTE:ThisrequiresareferencetoMicrosoftScriptingRuntime.
    editedJun19'13at17:18

    answeredJul17'12at19:59

    Brad
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    thanksforthereplyBrad.IthinkthisalsowillaccomplishwhatIwantedjustfine dancran Jul17'12at


    21:29

    YouCanusethiscodetoreadlinebylineintextfileandYoucouldalsocheckaboutthefirst
    characteris"*"thenyoucanleavethat..
    PublicSubTest()
    DimReadDataasString
    Open"C:\satheesh\myfile\file.txt"ForInputAs#1
    DoUntilEOF(1)
    LineInput#1,ReadData'AddingLinetoreadthewholeline,notonlyfirst128
    positions
    IfNotLeft(ReadData,1)="*"then
    ''youcanwritethevariableReadDataintothedatabaseorfile
    EndIf
    Loop
    Close#1
    EndSub
    editedApr29at16:22

    answeredDec26'12at17:09

    GJK
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