Use StreamReader to read text file : Text File Read « Stream File « VB.Net Tutorial

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Imports System.Text
Imports System.IO


Public Class Tester
    Public Shared Sub Main

        Dim myFileStream As FileStream
        Dim myStreamReader As StreamReader
        Dim intRead As Integer = 0
        Dim chrRead As Char = ""
        Dim strRead As String = ""

        Try

            myFileStream = New FileStream ("test.txt", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read)
            myStreamReader = New StreamReader(myFileStream)

            Do While intRead <> -1
                intRead = myStreamReader.Read()
                If intRead <> -1 Then chrRead = Convert.ToChar(intRead)
                strRead += chrRead
            Loop

            Console.WriteLine(strRead)
        Catch EX As IOException
            Console.WriteLine(EX.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub
End Class