How to read from a text file using VBScript?

Question

I am looking to see a simple way to read from and write to a text file using VBScript.

I think this is an acceptable method for writing to a file.

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Answer 1

Use first the method OpenTextFile, and then...

either read the file at once with the method ReadAll:

Set file = fso.OpenTextFile("C:\test.txt", 1)
content = file.ReadAll

or line by line with the method ReadLine:

Set dict = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
Set file = fso.OpenTextFile ("c:\test.txt", 1)
row = 0
Do Until file.AtEndOfStream
  line = file.Readline
  dict.Add row, line
  row = row + 1
Loop

file.Close

'Loop over it
For Each line in dict.Items
  WScript.Echo line
Next

Answer 2

Dim obj : Set obj = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dim outFile : Set outFile = obj.CreateTextFile("in.txt")
Dim inFile: Set inFile = obj.OpenTextFile("out.txt")

' Read file
Dim strRetVal : strRetVal = inFile.ReadAll
inFile.Close

' Write file
outFile.write (strRetVal)
outFile.Close