amespace WindowsFormsApplication1 { public partial class Form1 : Form { public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); richTextBox1.AllowDrop = true; richTextBox1.DragEnter += new DragEventHandler(richTextBox1_DragEnter); richTextBox1.DragDrop += new DragEventHandler(richTextBox1_DragDrop); } private void richTextBox1_DragEnter(object sender, DragEventArgs e) { if (e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop)) { e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Link; } else { e.Effect = DragDropEffects.None; } } private void richTextBox1_DragDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e) { Array arrayFileName = (Array)e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop); string strFileName = arrayFileName.GetValue(0).ToString(); StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(strFileName,System.Text.Encoding.Default); richTextBox1.Text = sr.ReadToEnd(); sr.Close(); } } }