thanks for the info Bhamini
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Bhamini Saboo / Bharat Saboo
  To: professional vb
  Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 9:59 PM
  Subject: [pro_vb] RE: Difference between FSO and Open statement


  i guess the main difference is that in open statement you can open the 
file
  for random access and can write to any part of the file, but in fso 
you can
  just open the file either for reading or appending.
  if you are storing text files as records then using fso is not a good
  option.

  bharat

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Gopalakrishnan <ntg@s...>
  To: professional vb <pro_vb@p...>
  Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:50 AM
  Subject: [pro_vb] RE: Difference between FSO and Open statement


  >
  > hi,
  >
  >   But one difference in storing a Text file using FSO and Open 
statement =3D
  > is that the Open statement puts an irritating Double Quotes (") at 
the =3D
  > start and end of my file (and I don't know why). FSO does not do 
that.
  >
  > hth,
  >
  > N.T.GOPALAKRISHNAN
  >   ----- Original Message -----=3D20
  >   From: Chris Tacke=3D20
  >   To: professional vb=3D20
  >   Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 9:05 PM
  >   Subject: [pro_vb] RE: Difference between FSO and Open statement
  >
  >
  >   This is strongly a case where I should simply reply RTFM, but I'm 
=3D
  > feeling a
  >   bit generous.
  >
  >   The FSO uses the Scripting runtime DLL, so you have to instantiate 
an =3D
  > object
  >   to use the FSO with all that implies.  Open uses the native API.  
=3D
  > There are
  >   descriptions in MSDN and plenty of samples on the web.
  >
  >   ADO and ADOX are used for completely different tasks.  Use the 
object
  >   browser to look at the available methods and properties.  Look in 
MSDN
  > for a
  >   description of how to use them.
  >
  >
  >   -------------------------------
  >   Christopher Tacke, MCSD
  >   Associate, Rubicon Technologies