VB.NET Tutorial For Beginners - Reading File Data with StreamReader (Visual Basic .NET)

In this beginner Visual Basic .NET programming tutorial, I'll be teaching you how to read information from a file using the .NET StreamReader.

Tutorial Features:
VB.NET StreamReader - Open and Read data from a file
OpenFileDialog - Browse computer for files
VB.NET Form Controls - TextBox, Command Button

[GlennMaks]

I do so much appreciate your tutorials .. you are a Excellent Teacher .. thank you

[stephenabbadessa]

Really nice tutorial!!! I wish MSDN would hire you. A video on streamreading a serial/USB port would be helpful. There doesn't seem to be a tutorial available.

[anthonyraj]

Hi thank you very much, way of your explain is very important .. you doing great and you know how to explain.. and very helpful your tutorial..

thank you vry much

[littleonesbookhublibrary]

Hi, Thank you so much for your tutorial. Its simple and easy.In the same way can you please help us to read excel file using vb.net and xml file using vb.net..Its a request..Hope to see this videos soon..

[chrisread]

Hi..  You were ery helpful when I posted a question on one of your other videos!    I see you are using an OpenFileDialog in this tutorial. I've been trying to use one this morning but the tool doesn't appear on my Toolbox.  I've deduced, through a lot of searching about the web, that this is because I'm building a Web Forms application not a windows form....  Are file dialogue boxes not usable within a Web Forms application.    I'm trying to build a web based application based on a database but I want to give the user the option to load extra data from Excel.

Thanks

[CarlFritz]

I have a question on this project:
- is there a way to pass an entire Table (from Access) to this gadget, and "paste" it to a LOCAL DATABASE (Table) in SQL ?
Meaning... a Table from Access, can be "copied" to a SQL Table, in a single operation ?
Thanks, VB Toolbox !

[Soundtech]

Thank you for the excellent tutorial, this just helped me out a lot!!
But one question: What if I want the file reading process to refresh every say 3 seconds, I want to be able to write stuff into the .txt file and make the textbox refresh with the new content automatically without having to load the file again.
How do I do that? Could you give me the line(s) of code that would make this possible, Thank you so much.

[Pitaberto]

How can I make a line counter on the file?