Here's a link to an older thread (from 2004) that contains VB (or VBA) code snippets showing how to open a data file:
http://www.paceadvantage.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=15725
Hint: see posts
#7,
#11,
#46, and
#47.
That said, you should know going in that writing your own handicapping program is an endeavor that, in all likelihood, will take a significant amount of time.
-jp
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