TextFieldType Property

TextFieldType Property

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Location

TextFieldParser.TextFieldType

Syntax

     Dim fileParser As FileIO.TextFieldParser     ' ...later...     Dim result As Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FieldType = _    fileParser.TextFieldType 

or:

 fileParser.TextFieldType = useFieldType 

useFieldType (required; FieldType enumeration)

Indicates the parsing method to be used. One of the following Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FieldType enumeration values.

Value	Description
Delimited	Retrieves fields that are separated by a delimiter
FixedWidth	Retrieves fields at specific positions and character lengths

Description

The TextFieldType property indicates the method used to retrieve fields from each record in the input file. Set this property before processing the first record of the file.

Usage at a Glance

• If this property is not set before reading the first record, the object assumes delimited input fields.

• You must close the TextFieldParser object when finished with it. Use the object's Close method or create the object instance with the Using keyword. See the TextFieldParser Object entry in this chapter for an example.

Related Framework Entries

• Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FieldType Enumeration

• Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.TextFieldParser.TextFieldType Property

See Also

Delimiters Property, FieldWidths Property, ReadFields Method, SetDelimiters Method, SetFieldWidths Method, TextFieldParser Object