From: rickNOSPAMnews@NOSPAMcomcast.net   
      
   > I want to load comma sep text files and display it in a grid. I'd like   
   > something simple and lightweight. Don't need to edit it in grid, I   
   could   
   > do that in textboxes if required.   
      
   If you use an MSFlexGrid control, you can load your CSV text files via   
   the Clip property (which requires you to select enough cells to house   
   all the data... for what you want, simply select the entire grid). Place   
   a MSFlexGrid on your form and give this code a try...   
      
   Rick - MVP   
      
   Dim FileNum As Integer   
   Dim TotalFile As String   
   FileNum = FreeFile   
   '  Reads the entire file into memory all at once   
   Open "c:\SomeDirectory\TextFile.txt" For Binary As #FileNum   
   TotalFile = Space(LOF(FileNum))   
   Get #FileNum, , TotalFile   
   Close #FileNum   
   TotalFile = Replace(Replace(TotalFile, vbNewLine, vbCr), ",", vbTab)   
   With MSFlexGrid1   
     '  Assuming user can't select a cell   
   '  .HighLight = flexHighlightNever   
     '  Select every cell   
     .Row = .FixedRows   
     .Col = .FixedCols   
     .RowSel = .Rows - 1   
     .ColSel = .Cols - 1   
     '  Fill them   
     .Clip = TotalFile   
     '  Get rid of selection and pick cell to be active   
     .Row = 1   
     .Col = 1   
   End With   
      
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