.NET txtReader for Text Files xPortTools

.NET Component

.NET txtReader for Text Files

Read any character-delimited or fixed-width text file in .Net no Jet engine, no additional providers, and no Schema.ini file required.

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Features

What txtReader Did

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No Jet Required

Bypass the unreliable Jet/ACE OLEDB engine entirely no 32/64-bit conflicts or driver installation.

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All Text Formats

Supports any character-delimited format (CSV, TSV, pipe-separated, etc.) and fixed-width column layouts.

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No Schema.ini

Define column structure programmatically no brittle Schema.ini configuration files needed.

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Pure Managed Code

100% .Net managed code runs in 32-bit and 64-bit application pools without compatibility issues.

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Flexible Column Types

Specify data types per column for proper parsing of dates, numbers, booleans and strings.

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No Extra Providers

Self-contained with zero external dependencies beyond the .Net base class libraries.

Supported Formats

Input File Types

CSV TSV Pipe-Delimited Fixed-Width Any Delimiter

Quick Start

Usage Example

Read a CSV file into a DataTable in a few lines specify the delimiter and let txtReader handle the rest.

// Read a CSV into a DataTable
txtReader reader = new txtReader();
reader.FileName = "data.csv";
reader.Delimiter = ",";
reader.HasHeaders = true;
DataTable dt = reader.GetDataTable();
        

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