[AccessD] TextTransfer

On 25 Oct 2003 at 9:33, Bob Bedell wrote:

> Hi folks,
>  
> I just have a general question about all the available methods for
> transferring text using Access. I guess TransferText, the
> FileSystemObject, and the basic I/O methods (like Print#), are all valid
> options for this sort of thing, plus probably a few others I'm unaware
> of. My questions are, is there any reason to prefer one over the other,
> or is each best suited for a specific task, and  what are the major
> differences, and  what to people most frequently use, etc? I'm just
> talking about getting basic delimited text files (or maybe XML files)
> into and out of Access.

I just use the standard file I/O functions. 

Why? Because I've been using them  for over 20 years and I  see no 
need to change. 

They give me total control over the text files - I can read/write 
data in any form or any amount I want with them. 









 
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