7.16.25 OpenTextFile Method

Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from or append to the file.
Syntax
object.OpenTextFile(filename[, iomode[, create[, format]]])
Arguments
- object
- The name of a FileSystemObject. Required.
- filename
- A String expression that identifies the file to open. Required.
- iomode
- A constant, either ForReading (2) or ForAppending (8), indicating that the file is open for reading or appending. Optional.
- create
- A Boolean value that indicates whether a new file can be created if the specified filename doesn't exist. The value is True if a new file is to be created, False if it isn't to be created. If omitted, a new file isn't created. Optional.
- format
- One of three Tristate values used to indicate the format of the opened file. If omitted, the file is opened as ASCII. Optional.
Settings
The format argument can have any of the following settings:
Value
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Description
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TristateTrue
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Open the file as Unicode.
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TristateFalse
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Open the file as ASCII.
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TristateUseDefault
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Open the file using the system default.
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Remarks
The following code illustrates the use of the OpenTextFile method to open a file for appending text:
var fs, a, ForAppending;
ForAppending = 8;
fs = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
a = fs.OpenTextFile("c:\\testfile.txt", ForAppending, false);
...
a.Close();
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