How do I populate multicolumn listbox from textfile?

[rvr]

Hi,

I have a text file (tab delimeted) with three 'fields'. I would like to populate a listbox with 3 columns with the contents of the text file. Is that possible, and if it is, how do I do that?

Thanks in advance,

Rvr [sig][/sig]

 

[VB400]

I think it might be easier to use a ListView control instead of a listBox. It is also much more powerful.

Setting tab alignments in a listbox is a pain unless you use a fixed-width type of font.

If you need help with a ListView control, let me know! [sig][/sig]

 

[swilliams]

But to answer the question, to get the contents of the file into the listbox, whatever control you choose, you will have to read the file and do AddItem, or the correct method of the control for every line in the file.

OR

If you are using ADO, create a recordset on the file and loop through the recordset.

Simon [sig][/sig]

 

[rvr]

Thanks for your responses! Because I am in a hurry to get this finished, I used filesystemobject, read every line, and AddItem to the listbox. That worked just fine. But I am curious about the ListView control. I've never worked with it before, and would definitely give it a try.

Thank you,
rvr [sig][/sig]