JasonRegan
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Editing external Notepad log file using VB application
I have a VB6 application which basically installs various applications on a machine. These applications are novell delivered and the VB app pulls them in from an *.ini file. What i would like to do is have the program write into an existing log.txt file the names of the applications it installs.
I have it already writing the information into the registry using a module, but i am unsure how to get VB to write any information into an external notepad file.
Thanks everyone in advance
I have it already writing the information into the registry using a module, but i am unsure how to get VB to write any information into an external notepad file.
Thanks everyone in advance
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TimCottee
Just a comment, don't use the filesystemobject unless you really have to! It requires IE to be installed on the client and the scripting runtime enabled (it may be disabled by a system administrator). Also it may add significant overhead to deployment. VB has native file functions as shown that can achieve almost everything you would need to do. The filesystemobject is available because it is necessary for VBScript which doesn't have the native file functions, I would caution strongly against its use in VB proper unless absolutely necessary.
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Someone else that hate the File Sucking Object. YES!
Someone else that hate the File Sucking Object. YES!
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