Dim sFileName As String Dim srFileReader As System.IO.StreamReader Dim sInputLine As String sFileName = "speed_writer.txt" srFileReader = System.IO.File.OpenText(sFileName) sInputLine = srFileReader.ReadLine() textarray(nroflines) = sInputLine Do Until sInputLine Is Nothing ReDim Preserve textarray(nroflines + 1) System.Console.WriteLine(sInputLine) sInputLine = srFileReader.ReadLine() nroflines += 1 textarray(nroflines) = sInputLine Loop