VBA Function OPEN

OPEN(pathname For mode [Access access] [lock] As [#] filenumber [Len = reclength])

Opens a text file or CSV file.

pathname	The file name which can include folder and even drive
mode	The type of access: Input - Sequential Access that allows read only Output - Sequential Access that allows read and write Append - Sequential Access that allows read and write to the end of the file Binary Random
access	(Optional) The keyword to specify the type of operation: Read Write Read Write
lock	(Optional) The keyword to specify the type of lock: Shared Lock Read Lock Write Lock Read Write
filenumber	The number of the file (Integer).
reclength	(Optional) The length of a record for Random access and the buffer size for Sequential.

REMARKS

* If the file is already open then an error will occur.
* You can use the CLOSE statement to close a text file.
* You can use the EOF function to indicate when the end of a file has been reached.
* You can use the FREEFILE function to return the next free file number.
* You can use the LINE INPUT statement to read a single line.
* You can use the PRINT statement to write display formatted data to a sequential file.
* You can use the WRITE statement to write data to a sequential file.
* For the Microsoft documentation refer to docs.microsoft.com

Open "C:\Temp\MyText.txt" For Output As #1 
Close #1 

Open "C:\Temp\MyText.txt" For Output As #1 
Print #1, "one,two,three" 
Write #1, "four,five,six" 
Close #1 

Open "C:\Temp\MyText.txt" For Input As #1 
Debug.Print LOF(1) 
Do Until EOF(1) 
    Dim LineFromFile As String 
    Line Input #1, LineFromFile 

    Dim VarName1, VarName2 As Variant 
    Input #1, VarName1, VarName2 

    Debug.Print LineFromFile 
    Debug.Print VarName1, VarName2 
Loop 
Close #1 

Open "C:\Temp\MyText.txt" For Binary As #1 
Close #1 

Open "C:\Temp\MyText.txt" For Binary Access Read Lock Read As #1 
Close #1 

Open "C:\Temp\MyText.txt" For Random Shared As #1 Len = 15 
Close #1