Function File2String(strFile) 'As String Dim fs 'As Scripting.FileSystemObject Dim ts 'As Scripting.TextStream Const ForReading = 1 Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") If fs.FileExists(strFile) Then Set ts = fs.OpenTextFile(strFile, ForReading, True) If ts.AtEndOfStream Then File2String ="" Else File2String = ts.ReadAll End If ts.Close Else File2String = "" End If End Function