Re: [DUG]: Number of lines in text file

[Phil Scadden]

> I need to get the number of lines/records in a text file
> Using this:
>   while not Eof(F) do begin
>     ReadLn(F);
>     Inc(iRows);
>   end;

It might depend on what you are doing with the information. Sometimes it works
as well to just estimate from file size (eg setting up a progress bar for say ascii 
import).
If you REALLY want to know then agree with the memory mapped file.


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