Load text file in reverse

General
1

I have a text file that I load line by line into a listbox, I would like to load it in reverse from the last line to the first line into the listbox, is this possible? This is on Windows. Thanks.

—t = f.OpenAsTextFile // open selected text file
—While Not t.EndOfFile
— x = t.ReadLine
— lstHistory.AddRow(x)
—Wend
—t.Close

2

Did you try to insert a Row at 0 instead of add a Row one after the previous… ?

3

No I didn’t, thanks for the suggestion, I’ll give it a try.

4

Worked perfect. Thanks!

5

You can also do this, which might be faster:

var contents as string = t.ReadAll
t.Close

contents = contents.ReplaceLineEndings( &uA )
var lines() as string = contents.Split( &uA )

for index as integer = lines.LastIndex downto 0
  lstHistory.AddRow( lines( index ) )
next
6

This is the difference in the “Automatic mode” and the “Thinking first mode” ! :wink:

Nice advice Kem !