[AccessD] deleting first line of a text file?

AFAIK there isn't any such thing.  If you want to do that you need to open a
file for input, another for writing, then read the first file, writing back
to the second file and DON'T write the first line.

John W. Colby
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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Garraway, Alun
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 11:12 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [AccessD] deleting first line of a text file?


hallo,

how do I delete the first line of a text file (whats the command)?

or in other words

Function DeleteFirstLine(strFile As String)
    Dim varFile As Variant
    
    varFile = FreeFile
    Open strFile For Input As #varFile (is open For  Input correct?)
    
   what do I put in here??????????


End Function

TIA :-)
alun
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