Section A.7. Displaying Text Files

A.7. Displaying Text Files

The Display Help button displays the content of a file named Help.txt. Perform the following steps to add this text file to your current project:

• Right-click on the project name in Solution Explorer and select Add -> New Item.

• Select the Text File template and name it "Help.txt."

• Put some text into Help.txt.

Code the Display Help button as follows:

 '===================================================     ' Display Help     '===================================================     Private Sub btnDisplayHelp_Click( _        ByVal sender As System.Object, _        ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _        Handles btnDisplayHelp.Click         MsgBox(My.Computer.FileSystem.ReadAllText("Help.txt"))     End Sub