You also need quotes around both parameters. The method signature is: File.AppendAllText Method (String, String). For example, String Data = "some data to append to an existing file"; File.AppendAllText("C:\\Documents and Settings\\celia\\My Documents\\Visual Studio\\Projects\\TestCode", Data); On 5/7/10, Tyler Littlefield <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > you need to escape your \ by doing \\. So, it'll look like: > C:\\myfolder1\\myfolder2... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Celia Rodriguez" <celia-rodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 8:15 PM > Subject: C# Writing to a file > > >> Hi Varun, >> >> I tried writing to a file, but the comiler does not like the ? >> \. The following is what I coded. >> File.AppendAllText(C:\Documents and Settings\celia\My Documents\Visual >> Studio\Projects\TestCode,Data); >> >> It gives me an error on the \. Do you know what I need to do so it will >> except the \? >> >> Thanks, >> Celia >> >> __________ >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind