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Requires reference to Microsoft Scripting Runtime. See comments within code for explanation/usage

Public Function DeleteLine(fName As String, LineNumber As Long) As Boolean
'Purpose: Deletes a Line from a text file

'Parameters: fName = FullPath to File
' LineNumber = LineToDelete

'Returns: True if Successful, false otherwise

'Requires: Reference to Microsoft Scripting Runtime

'Example: DeleteLine("C:\Myfile.txt", 3) 'Deletes third line of Myfile.txt
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Dim oFSO As New FileSystemObject
Dim oFSTR As Scripting.TextStream
Dim ret As Long
Dim lCtr As Long
Dim sTemp As String, sLine As String
Dim bLineFound As Boolean

On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
If oFSO.FileExists(fName) Then
Set oFSTR = oFSO.OpenTextFile(fName)
lCtr = 1
Do While Not oFSTR.AtEndOfStream
sLine = oFSTR.ReadLine
If lCtr <> LineNumber Then
sTemp = sTemp & sLine & vbCrLf
Else
bLineFound = True

End If
lCtr = lCtr + 1
Loop

oFSTR.Close
Set oFSTR = oFSO.CreateTextFile(fName, True)
oFSTR.Write sTemp

DeleteLine = bLineFound
End If


ErrorHandler:
On Error Resume Next
oFSTR.Close
Set oFSTR = Nothing
Set oFSO = Nothing

End Function		 Delete a Specified Line from a Text File

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