Hi, what about simply using MEMOREAD() and MLCOUNT() or is the file too big ? HTH Tom "Derek Yim" <dalikyim@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:47c37863$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi, > the text file contain following data:- > > AAAA > BBB > CCCC > DDD > EEEE > FFF > > How to check now many lines in the files. > How to move the pointer to next line ? > each data width is 4 Char. long. > > > "Derek" <dalikyim@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:47c2e20d$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Hi, >> How can I read the text file into an array. >> Please advise. >> >> Derek >> > >