currently i'm using this to read a text file and put each line of text in an array of strings (i need to parse the strings later). this works great, but i have to declare line() with an index, or redim it later with an index of the number of lines the file contains. this code works for files up to 1001 lines long (arrays start at 0) but files larger than that cause an error. my problem lies in that i can't find the number of lines without doing something like this first:
Visual Basic .NET said:
Do
? ? txt = file.ReadLine()
? ? x += 1
Loop UntiltxtIs Nothing
ReDimline(x)
x = 0'set x to zero for start of next loop
this would work, but i would be reading the file twice, which takes time. sure, most text files aren't so big that you would notice a pause, but i want to do:pt right :p how would i get the number of lines in a text file? searching on MSDN doesn't bring up much about this with the streamreader class, so i don't know what to do...
Seem like they are seeking for a one size fits all. You have power users and "what's a computer" generation growing up on phones, tablets, and Chromebooks.
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Back in May 2025, Microsoft decided to lay off 3% of its workforce, which amounted to roughly 6,000 employees. It claimed that this decision allowed it to implement better organizational changes in a "dynamic marketplace". Now, a new report claims that the Redmond tech firm is planning to lay off thousands more next month.
Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg reports that as the company continues investing heavily in its AI ventures, it is about to announce layoffs of thousands of workers as early as next month. This reduction in workforce will primarily affect sales teams, but they won't be the only ones affected. That said, the sources did mention that the timing for this announcement may change.
This move, if true, won't be entirely surprising. In April 2025, Microsoft announced that it will be relying more on third-party firms to sell its software to small- and medium-sized customers. It's currently unclear how many employees will be impacted by this change, but even if the layoff percentage is in the single digits, it would still be significant as it would be impacting the professional careers of thousands.
The May 2025 layoffs primarily impacted engineering and product teams. The other major round of layoffs prior to this was the decision to eliminate 10,000 jobs back in January 2023. Those represented 5% of the total workforce at that time, with numerous teams, including the one leading Mixed Reality (MR) efforts, being heavily impacted.
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currently i'm using this to read a text file and put each line of text in an array of strings (i need to parse the strings later). this works great, but i have to declare line() with an index, or redim it later with an index of the number of lines the file contains. this code works for files up to 1001 lines long (arrays start at 0) but files larger than that cause an error. my problem lies in that i can't find the number of lines without doing something like this first:
this would work, but i would be reading the file twice, which takes time. sure, most text files aren't so big that you would notice a pause, but i want to do:pt right :p how would i get the number of lines in a text file? searching on MSDN doesn't bring up much about this with the streamreader class, so i don't know what to do...
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