This will read and write to a text file
Simply creat a windows form and cut an paste the following then add 2 button and 2 text boxes.
Imports System.IO
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
'This Sub Saves to the file
Dim myString As String
Dim myFile As Integer
myString = TextBox1.Text
myFile = FreeFile()
FileOpen(myFile, "C:\Steve.txt", OpenMode.Output)
Print(myFile, myString)
FileClose(myFile)
End Sub
Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
'This Sub read the file
Dim myFile As Integer
Dim LinesFromFile, NextLine As String
myFile = FreeFile()
FileOpen(myFile, "C:\Steve.txt", OpenMode.Input)
Do Until EOF(myFile)
NextLine = LineInput(myFile)
LinesFromFile = LinesFromFile & NextLine & Chr(13) & Chr(10)
Loop
TextBox2.Text = LinesFromFile
End Sub