Look at the DBE help file under TEXT
Eg If text File is csv create a file with The same name as the text file you are working with but with .sch as the extension.
ACCLIST.TXT create ACCLIST.SCH
Create These Two File An You Will Se What I Mean
In The ACCLIST.SCH put The Folling
[ACCLIST]
Filetype=VARYING
Delimiter="
Separator=;
CharSet=ascii
Field1=Accno,String,30,00,0
Field2=Add1,String,30,00,30
Field3=Add2,String,30,00,60
In ACCLIST.TXT
1234;Any Road;AnyTown
Place a new table on a form. DATABASE NAME should point to
the location of the ACCLIST.TXT . The SCH file should be at same location.
TABLENAME = ACCLIST.TXT and TableType = ttAscii
when you open the table the text file data will read directly into table.
Read The DBE HELP it Will List More detail. This Should Get You Started.