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Reading and Writing Fixed-Length Files

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vbnetnewby1967

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Aug 16, 2005
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Hello...
I was wondering if anyone could show me how to read a fixed-width file and how to go about writing a fixed-width file. I know in VB6 you could use something like:

Dim aa as String * 10
to created a fixed-width string but this is no longer supported. I have done some research on the internet and the only thing I can come up with is setting a reference Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility.VB6.FixedLengthString.
But I have no clue as to how to go about using this.
I have a large file (fixed-length) that I need to open, read and manipulate and then write the data to an output file in fixed width format.

Any assistance would be GREATLY appreciated.
 
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