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MS Access 2016 - How to display Multi-Page of Text File

Step 1: To install the Text Viewer SDK, begin by launching the setup file (http://www.viscomsoft.com/demo/textviewersetup.exe). Select the desired installation folder for the Text Viewer SDK and continue with the installation on your development computer.

Step 2: Launch MS Access 2016. select Blank database.
 
Step 3: Select Create Tab, select Form Design. 



Step 4 Select Design Tab, Select ActiveX Control. Select Text Viewer ActiveX Control.


Step 5: Resize the Text Viewer ActiveX Control on form and add one button on form.



Step 5: double click button 1 , then  Select Tools - References... , select  Microsoft Office 16.0 Object Library, click OK button.

Step 6: In Command1 click event, add the following code

Private Sub Command1_Click()

Dim dlg As Object
Dim bResult As Boolean

Dim obj As TextReaderAx
Set obj = Me.TextReaderAx0.Object

Set dlg = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogOpen)

bResult = dlg.Show

If bResult Then

  If obj.OpenFile(dlg.SelectedItems(1)) = 1 Then
   
      obj.ZoomtoviewerKeepRatio
  Else
     MsgBox "Open Failed"
  End If
       
End If

End Sub