Use FreeFile to read a text file : File Utilities « Stream File « VB.Net Tutorial

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2. Stream File
3. File Utilities

public class Test

   public Shared Sub Main
        Dim file_num As Integer = FreeFile()

        Dim file_name As String = "test.txt"
        FileOpen(file_num, file_name, OpenMode.Input, OpenAccess.Read, OpenShare.Shared)

        Do While Not EOF(file_num)
            Dim txt As String = LineInput(file_num)
            Console.WriteLine(txt)
        Loop

        FileClose(file_num)

   End Sub
End class

13.3.File Utilities
	13.3.1.	Copy a file
	13.3.2.	Use the HMACSHA1 hashing function to generate a checksum for a file.
	13.3.3.	Delete a file with kill
	13.3.4.	Delete a file
	13.3.5.	File copy
	13.3.6.	Move a File
	13.3.7.	Move a file with File.Move
	13.3.8.	Use FreeFile
	13.3.9.	Use FreeFile to read a text file