Hi again, Thank you for your suggestions. I was able to write and read to a file. Just one more thing, how do I check for end of file? I have to read the file and print the data onto a report. Thank you, Celia -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of RicksPlace Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 6:35 AM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: C# Writing to a file Hi Again: If you are going to be writing often to your file you will want to use the FileInfo Class instead of the File Class. It is pretty much the same except that it is an instance class, it does not require a security check every time it is called and can be made threqad safe me thinks.If you are just logging errors or something that you don't care about performance with then the File class is the way to go since you will not have to instantiate the class in your code but it will run slower. Rick USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "RicksPlace" <ofbgmail@xxxxxxxxx> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 7:14 AM Subject: Re: C# Writing to a file > Hi: > First, I don't think I saw your file type, the ".txt" file type extension > in the file path for your file if I remember and that would throw an > exception. Below is the MSDN Doc stuff I pulled from the File Class > Definition that I thought might help. The complete document can be found > at: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143356.aspx > if you want to read up on the File Class. > Here is the copied stuff for the CSharp version: > Copy > using System; > using System.IO; > using > System.Text; > class > Test > { > public static void > Main() > { > string path = @"c:\temp\MyTest.txt" > ; > // RtNote, notice the .txt file extension in the above file path > // Also, note the use of the @ sign as Jamal identified in a prior post. > // This text is added only once to the file. > if > (!File.Exists(path)) > { > // Create a file to write to. > string createText = "Hello and Welcome" > + Environment.NewLine; > File.WriteAllText(path, createText); > } > // This text is always added, making the file longer over time > // if it is not deleted. > string appendText = "This is extra text" > + Environment.NewLine; > File.AppendAllText(path, appendText); > // Open the file to read from. > string > readText = File.ReadAllText(path); > Console.WriteLine(readText); > } > } > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: "Celia Rodriguez" <celia-rodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 6:34 AM > Subject: Re: C# Writing to a file > > >> In C#, you do not have to double the backslash characters if you precede >> the string literal with the @ symbol. Just put that symbol immediately >> before the initial quote mark. >> >> Jamal >> >> >> On 5/7/2010 11:32 PM, Celia Rodriguez wrote: >>> Thank you, but I tried the \\ and it is still giving me the following >>> error >>> >>> Error 1 Unexpected character '\' Error 1 Unexpected >>> character '\' ----- >>> Thankyou, >>> >>> >>> >>> Original Message----- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tyler >>> Littlefield >>> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 9:18 PM >>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: Re: C# Writing to a file >>> >>> 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 >>> >> __________ >> 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 __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind