Open file dialog RTF/DOC FORMATE

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I'm busy writing a text editor and I want the Open & New File Dialog to be able to open a Rich Text File/ or a Doc file,and display the content of the file with the text as it was previously formatted.

when i open previously saved document i either get garbage/ nothing or plain text

Thank you in advance.

Below is my code:

Private Sub Button3_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles mnuOpen.Click

Dim OpenFileDialog1 As New OpenFileDialog
With OpenFileDialog1
If .ShowDialog = DialogResult.OK Then
Dim path As String = .FileName
Dim ReadIt As String = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(path)
TextBox1.Text = ReadIt
End If
End With

End Sub

What I have tried:

Private Sub Button3_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles mnuOpen.Click

Dim OpenFileDialog1 As New OpenFileDialog
With OpenFileDialog1
If .ShowDialog = DialogResult.OK Then
Dim path As String = .FileName
Dim ReadIt As String = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(path)
TextBox1.Text = ReadIt
End If
End With

End Sub

Posted 11-Sep-22 9:42am

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Member 15627495 11-Sep-22 16:12pm

try the RichTextBox control, It's an enhanced textbox , with more capacities

Member 11788039 12-Sep-22 0:53am

I have tried that but it doesn't work.

Member 15627495 12-Sep-22 1:17am

to read .doc , you need 'office' resource , but about *.rtf it's easy to have a display on the screen.

try with *.rtf in a first time to fix your textbox

Member 11788039 12-Sep-22 3:20am

Thank you and what about the formatting of the document I.E (bold/ indent ECT,,

Member 15627495 12-Sep-22 3:21am

the richtextbox will handle that / the textbox doesn't

Member 11788039 12-Sep-22 3:53am

Thank you I will try that

Member 11788039 12-Sep-22 14:58pm

I have tried the suggestions the result is the following
1.) the dialog now opens fine, however on saving and re opening none oif the formatting is saved ( still just plain text)

2 when i take RFT created in word (with no content then on opening it this is displayed and hundreds of more line of the same.

{\rtf1\adeflang1025\ansi\ansicpg1252\uc1\adeff31507\deff0\stshfdbch31506\stshfloch31506\stshfhich31506\stshfbi31507\deflang7177\deflangfe7177\themelang7177\themelangfe0\themelangcs0{\fonttbl{\f0\fbidi \froman\fcharset0\fprq2{\*\panose 02020603050405020304}Times New Roman;}{\f34\fbidi \froman\fcharset1\fprq2{\*\panose 02040503050406030204}Cambria Math;}
{\f37\fbidi \fswiss\fcharset0\fprq2{\*\panose 020f0502020204030204}Calibri;}{\flomajor\f31500\fbidi \froman\fcharset0\fprq2{\*\panose 02020603050405020304}Times New Roman;}
{\fdbmajor\f31501\fbidi \froman\fcharset0\fprq2{\*\panose 02020603050405020304}Times New Roman;}{\fhimajor\f31502\fbidi \froman\fcharset0\fprq2{\*\panose 02040503050406030204}Cambria;}
{\fbimajor\f31503\fbidi \froman\fcharset0\fprq2{\*\panose 02020603050405020304}Times New Roman;}{\flominor\f31504\fbidi \froman\fcharset0\fprq2{\*\panose 02020603050405020304}Times New Roman;}
{\fdbminor\f31505\fbidi \froman\fcharset0\fprq2{\*\panose 02020603050405020304}Times New Roman;}{\fhiminor\f31506\fbidi \fswiss\fcharset0\fprq2{\*\panose 020f0502020204030204}Calibri;}
{\fbiminor\f31507\fbidi \froman\fcharset0\fprq2{\*\panose 02020603050405020304}Times New Roman;}{\f39\fbidi \froman\fcharset238\fprq2 Times New Roman CE;}{\f40\fbidi \froman\fcharset204\fprq2 Times New

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