ADO ReadText Method

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# ADO ReadText Method

Complete Stream Object Reference

The ReadText method is used to read the entire stream, a line, or a specified number of characters from a text Stream object and returns the resulting data as a string.

Note: This method is only used with text Stream objects, for binary Stream objects, use the Read method.

### Syntax

str=objStream.ReadText numchars

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
numchars | Optional. The number of characters to read from the file, or a StreamReadEnum value. Default is adReadAll If you have specified more than the number of characters left in the Stream, only the character remaining are returned

### StreamReadEnum Values

Constant | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
adReadAll | -1 | Default. Reads all characters from the stream, from the current position to EOS
adReadLine | -2 | Reads the next line from the stream

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