ADO Stream object:
ReadText Method
The ReadText method is used to read the entire stream, a line, or a
specified number of characters from a text Stream object and returns the
resulting data as a string.
Note: This method is only used with text Stream objects, for
binary Stream objects, use the Read method.
Syntax
str=objStream.ReadText numchars
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Example
Code:
Dim strStreamText
strStreamText = objStream.ReadText adReadAll
Code:
Dim intNumChars As Integer, strStreamText
intNumChars = 1234
'.... some code
strStreamText = objStream.ReadText intNumChars
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| Parameter |
Description |
| numchars |
Optional. The number of characters to read from
the file, or a StreamReadEnum value. Default is adReadAll
If you have specified more than the number of characters left
in the Stream, only the character remaining are returned |
StreamReadEnum Values
| Constant |
Value |
Description |
| adReadAll |
-1 |
Default. Reads all characters from
the stream, from the current position to EOS
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| adReadLine |
-2 |
Reads the next line from the stream |
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