Yes, that worked. I was trying to go about it the hard way. I used the 
below code to get the first 100. Thanks Walt!

Call msApp.MbeSendCommand(Left(lblTest.Caption, 100))

-----Original Message-----
From: Walt Morgan [mailto:wmorgan@s...]
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 1:06 PM
To: professional vb
Subject: [pro_vb] Re: Reading a text file line first 100 characters.


Clay,

I'm unsure that I understand exactly what it is you wish to do. If the 
text is already in the txtObject, then the string functions, Mid, Left, 
Right, etc. should be sufficient. I apologize if this suggestion is not 
based on your actual situation.

Walt