Read a certain amount of lines from text file

[cheesestain]

How do I read a specified number of lines from a text file?

[Jos]

How do I read a specified number of lines from a text file?

For...Next loop With FileReadLine() ?

[Tvern]

Or FileRead, then find the desired linebreak using StringInStr, the StringLeft to get everything before that linebreak.

Or FileReadToArray, then Redim at the desired line.

Technically Jos' solution is the only one that only reads the specified number of lines from the file (as opposed to reading everything and then discarding the excess), but for a larger amount of lines I assume these alternatives will be faster.

If you do use FileReadLine in a loop, make sure to pass it a handle from FileOpen, then FileClose it when you are done. Otherwise the file will be opened and closed for each line you read.

[Jury]

Depending on you line termination type this will return 20 lines if lines end in Unix LF or 10 if lines end in Window CR LF:

$file = FileOpen("C:\test.txt", 0)

; Check if file opened for reading OK
If $file = -1 Then
    MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open file.")
    Exit
EndIf

$filewhole = FileRead($file)

FileClose($file)

$nOffset = 1

While 1
    $array = StringRegExp($filewhole, '^(.*?[\r?\n]){20}', 2, $nOffset)

    If @error = 0 Then
        $nOffset = @extended
    Else
        ExitLoop
    EndIf
    For $i = 0 To UBound($array) - 1
        MsgBox(0, "RegExp Test with Option 2 - " & $i, $array[$i])
    Next
WEnd