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I have a function in VB6 that is getting a file in binary format back from
the
server and writes the file to the local C: drive, and then I open the file,
How can i do the samething using VB.NET?
Nov 20 '05 #1
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Check out the System.IO.File class, it describes several options for
handling file I/O.

Adios,
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"Mike" <cs*********@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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I have a function in VB6 that is getting a file in binary format back from
the
server and writes the file to the local C: drive, and then I open the file, How can i do the samething using VB.NET?

Nov 20 '05 #2
* "Mike" <cs*********@sbcglobal.net> scripsit:
I have a function in VB6 that is getting a file in binary format back from
the
server and writes the file to the local C: drive, and then I open the file,
How can i do the samething using VB.NET?


Have a look at the classes provided in the 'System.IO' namespace.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>
Nov 20 '05 #3

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