LOADFILE$ function

LOADFILE$ loads a file into a string variable.

RetStr = LOADFILE$(Filename AS STRING)

Be sure to size the string large enough to hold the file. Here is a simple way to do that.

DIM RetStr$ * LOF(FileName$)

DIM RetStr$ * LOF("MyData.Txt")
RetStr$ = LOADFILE$("MyData.Txt")
PRINT RetStr$

COMBOBOXLOADFILE statement

COMBOBOXLOADFILE loads a text file into a combobox control.

COMBOBOXLOADFILE(hComboBox AS HWND, FileName AS STRING)

Data type: HWND
hComboBox The handle to combobox control into which file will be loaded.
Data type: STRING
FileName The name of the file to be loaded into hComboBox.

EDITLOADFILE quickly and easily loads a text file into a BCX_EDIT control.

EDITLOADFILE(hEdit AS HWND, FileName AS STRING)

LISTBOXLOADFILE loads a text file into a BCX_LISTBOX control.

LISTBOXLOADFILE(hListBox AS HWND, _
              Filename AS STRING  _
           [, FileAppend AS BOOL] _
           [, HScrollAdj AS BOOL])

Data type: HWND
hListBox The handle to a BCX_LISTBOX control into which the file will be loaded.
Data type: STRING
FileName hEdit The name of the file to be loaded into hListBox.
Data type: BOOL
FileAppend [OPTIONAL] If this parameter is set to Boolean TRUE, the file being loaded will be appended the file already in hListBox.
Data type: BOOL
HScrollAdj [OPTIONAL] If this parameter is set to Boolean TRUE, the horizontal scroll will auto adjust to the contents of hListBox.