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When your app starts, do a FileLen("yourdata.txt") then use a timer to check
the filesize at whatever interval suits you. When the size changes, open the
file for input and Seek (the Seek statement works even in sequentials files)
to the previous size, after the Seek just do a Line Input loop until you
reach the end of the file.

Another thing to consider is the fact that in VB6 you can read very large
files in a single hit using the Get statement:

    Open "yourdata.txt" For Binary As #1
    tmp$ = String(LOF(1), " ")
    Get #1, , tmp$
    Close #1

This method is very fast.


Just some ideas, hope it helps.

Rick

Nick Jensen <race.nkj@get2net.dk> wrote in message
news:nd2a4.128$R54.148@news.get2net.dk...
> Ooops,,,
>
> When I said fast & smart I really meant :
> as close to REAL TIME as possible !
>
> after one hour , the information in the log is really
> out of date and is no longer used (execpt for backup purpose)
>
> Still haven't found the perfect solution...
> So far I have to read the first 33.000 lines every time
> I re-open the file and that is a killing operation
> far from real time....
>
> Nick
>
>
> Nick Jensen <race.nkj@get2net.dk> skrev i en
> nyhedsmeddelelse:g5S94.514$iq6.800@news.get2net.dk...
> > Hi ALL , and Merry Christmas :-)
> >
> > At my work there's a little application running 24 hours 365 days of the
> > year
> > always writing a log file of some radio "data" transmission. I'ts all
> doing
> > a
> > nice job, except for a few lines in the log needs to be processed by
some
> > 3rd party software (which I'm working on :)). The problem is really the
> log
> > file itself , which is VERY large !, around 43.000 lines every 24 hours,
> of
> > course depending on the radio "Traffic" !. Every time a new line is
> > written to the log file I want my little program called "Logwatcher" to
> read
> > the line !, let's say the logfile is 33.000 lines BIG, and now is
written
> > lines 33.000 to 33.017 , I want to read only the last added 17 lines ??
> >
> > How can I Do that , in smart and FAST way ??
> >
> > a few lines from the log file is attached here
> >
> > THx in advance
> >
> > Nick Jensen
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>