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This module opens or save plain text to a file:

Option Explicit 'Declare all variables
'Enumerations for the type of output wanted
Public Enum OutputModeConsts
Add = 0 'Append to the current text file
OverWrite = 1 'Overwrite any existing text in the file
End Enum

Public Function OpenText(ByVal Filename As String) As String

On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
Dim FileNumber As Integer
Dim TempText As String

'Find a free file number
FileNumber = FreeFile
'Open the file for input
Open Filename For Input As #FileNumber
'Return the file's contents
OpenText = Input(LOF(FileNumber), FileNumber)
'Close the file
Close #FileNumber

'Exit the function so as not cause an error
Exit Function

ErrorHandler:
Dim Answer As VbMsgBoxResult
'Close the file in case it is open
Close #FileNumber
'Tell the user the error and ask if another method of opening should be tried
Answer = MsgBox("Sorry the file could not be opened." & vbNewLine & _
"Details: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Description & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & _
"Would you like to try opening the file using another method?" & vbNewLine & _
"The results may not be accurate", vbCritical + vbYesNo + vbDefaultButton2, "Error")
'If yes
If Answer = vbYes Then
'Open the file
Open Filename For Input As #FileNumber
'Read each individual line
Do While Not EOF(FileNumber)
'Input file to temp variable
Input #FileNumber, TempText
'Return text + new line of text
OpenText = OpenText & TempText & vbCrLf 'vbNewLine
Loop
'Close the file
Close #FileNumber
End If

End Function

Public Sub SaveText(ByVal Filename As String, ByVal TextToSave As String, _
Optional ByVal OutputMode As OutputModeConsts = OverWrite)
On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
Dim FileNumber As Integer

FileNumber = FreeFile
'If the FileName is not ""
If Filename <> "" Then
If OutputMode = OverWrite Then
'Open the for output
Open Filename For Output As #FileNumber
'Write the text to the file
Print #FileNumber, TextToSave
'Close the file
Close #FileNumber

ElseIf OutputMode = Add Then
'Open the for output
Open Filename For Append As #FileNumber
'Write the text to the file
Print #FileNumber, TextToSave
'Close the file
Close #FileNumber
End If
End If
'Exit the sub so as not to cause an error
Exit Sub

ErrorHandler:
'Close the file in case it is open
Close #FileNumber
'Tell the user the error
MsgBox "Sorry the file could not be saved." & vbNewLine & _
"Details: " & Err.Number & " - " & Err.Description, _
vbCritical + vbOKOnly, _
"Error"
End Sub

To use type something like:

Text1.Text = OpenText("C:\My Documents\New Text File.txt")

Or:

Call SaveText("C:\My Documents\New Text File.txt", Text1.Text)
Call SaveText("C:\My Documents\New Text File.txt", Text1.Text, Add)

Etc.
 Opening & Saving Text Files

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