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Text.ImportFromFile method
Imports text from a file
Syntax:
Sub ImportFromFile(ByVal FileName As String, ByVal StartIndex As Long, Optional ByVal IndexingType As cdrTextIndexingType = cdrCharacterIndexing)
Parameters:
Name Type Description
FileName
String
StartIndex
Long
IndexingType
Specifies the type of text to be indexed in the StartIndex parameter, and returns a value of cdrTextIndexingType. The indexing type can be character, word, or paragraph.
Remarks:
The ImportFromFile method inserts the contents of a text file into a text object at specified position.
Examples:
The following VBA example saves the second-to-fifth paragraphs to a text file, and it then inserts that text at the beginning of the text object.
Sub Test()
ActiveShape.Text.ExportToFile "C:\Temp.txt", 2, 4, cdrParagraphIndexing
ActiveShape.Text.ImportFromFile "C:\Temp.txt", 1, cdrParagraphIndexing 
End Sub