How would you write an EOF character(s) to a file? And how can I write past this/read past it? I know you can do it in C++ and other languages...so I imagine it can be done in VB .NET.

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Check out the link - that answers all your questions.
Vb.Net code conversion is very similar. Only thing you need to know is which class and which method you need to use

http://www.codeproject.com/cs/files/fastbinaryfileinput.asp

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