i have to read 10 lines from the middle of a file, i tried to use seek method but it requires number of bytes. i dont know how many bytes will be contained in 10lines. how can i tell seek to read 10 lines from a specified location.
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Jump to PostIf the file you're trying to read is a textfile, then you can use the TextReader's ReadLine method.
Try this and see if it helps.
TextReader reader = New StreamReader("<file to read>"); string line = ""; int startReadingHere = <enter line number here>; int lineIndex = …
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my thoughts exactly :)
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