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read first line of each text file

Hi experts,

I have different txt files (unknown file numbers), I would like to load them and read only the first line of each text file and then save them to a string.

The first line of each file is only a number such as:
test1.txt

1
2
3

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test2.txt

3
2
1

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test3.txt

4
5
6

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So, I wanna load them and put all the first lines to one string like this:
mystring= "1,3,4"
note:
1 is the first line of test1.txt
3 is the first line of test2.txt
4 is the first line of test3.txt

Thanks in advance
Regards

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Dirk Haest

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Sat80

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Thanks, I am sry that I didn't say I am using vb.net 2010.
I guess the code in different lang? C#?

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Carl Tawn

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Sat80

ASKER

@carl_tawn, thanks.
For Each filename As String In Directory.GetFiles("C:\test")
Can I specify the ext?
For Each filename As String In Directory.GetFiles("C:\test\test*.txt") --> I got an error "Illegal characters in path"

Dirk Haest

I'm sorry. I posted indeed in c#

For your last question: try:

For Each filename As String In Directory.GetFiles("C:\test\test, "*.txt")

Carl Tawn

What Dhaest said :)

Sat80

ASKER

Thank you ALL :)
It's not working because the code miss "
For Each filename As String In Directory.GetFiles("C:\test\test, "*.txt")

And when I added " to the code
For Each filename As String In Directory.GetFiles("C:\test\test", "*.txt")

It then return the same error, strange!

Carl Tawn

What error?

Sat80

ASKER

This one:
"Illegal characters in path"

I guess the line is wrong, coz I wanna load files not folder?

For Each filename As String In Directory.GetFiles("C:\test")

I want to load files starting like this:
c:\test\test*.txt

Because there are unknown files number on the test folder such as:
c:\test\test1.txt
c:\test\test2.txt
c:\test\test3.txt

Carl Tawn

If you want to restrict on name as well as extension then that needs to be part of your pattern:

For Each filename As String In Directory.GetFiles("C:\test", "test*.txt")

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Sat80

ASKER

Yes you are right, thanks you sir :)