If you bind the listbox to a DataSet or another serializable object you can
just read and write from there. If you use a DataSet you can simply call
its .WriteXML method to write the data or you can use ReadXML for the
inverse.
HTH,
Bill
"Supra" <su*****@rogers.com> wrote in message
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i got 19 lists from listbox.how do i save to list.dat and how do i
retrieve list.dat to listbox
regards,
supra