Reading Data from a file error

[Ronnie]

Hi - I am trying to read data from a file and found some code to do the trick.  I changed the OPEN line to read my file and I get an: The system cannot find the file specified error.  I move the file to several folders with the same problem.  Any suggestions will be appreciated.  I tried both c:\desktop\test2.txt and c:/desktop/test2.txt, with the same results.  Thank You... Ronnie

open "c:\desktop\test2.txt" for input as #datafile
while eof(#datafile) = 0
line input #datafile, datastring$
wend
close #datafile

[briman]

Jun 15, 2018 11:44:46 GMT -5 Ronnie said:

Hi - I am trying to read data from a file and found some code to do the trick.  I changed the OPEN line to read my file and I get an: The system cannot find the file specified error.  I move the file to several folders with the same problem.  Any suggestions will be appreciated.  I tried both c:\desktop\test2.txt and c:/desktop/test2.txt, with the same results.  Thank You... Ronnie

open "c:\desktop\test2.txt" for input as #datafile
while eof(#datafile) = 0
line input #datafile, datastring$
wend
close #datafile

Would a hard link like that be:


c:\Users\USERNAME-HERE\Desktop\test2.txt

or if in another folder

c:\Users\USERNAME-HERE\Desktop\SOME FOLDER NAME\test2.txt

[tsh73]

Make unique file name.
Open file for output,
with simple path (c:\)
or without path at all.
It will create a file.
Search for file afterwards.
You will know where it went
- now put your input file there.

[Ronnie]

Hi Briman / tsh73 - Thanks for the help. Briman I tried your suggestion and it worked. I am still living in the DOS world (Won't tell you my age...) and forget that the desktop resides in the Users folder. Take Care...

[briman]

Jun 16, 2018 6:52:36 GMT -5 Ronnie said:

Hi Briman / tsh73 - Thanks for the help. Briman I tried your suggestion and it worked. I am still living in the DOS world (Won't tell you my age...) and forget that the desktop resides in the Users folder. Take Care...

No age required

Glad you got it working