delete contents of text file

[Poppy]

I use the following code to append a line of text to a text file :

Dim myFILENAME As String = Server.MapPath("/ABACUS/cvdocs/" & fileName)
Dim objStreamWriter As StreamWriter
objStreamWriter = File.AppendText(myFILENAME)
objStreamWriter.WriteLine(csvline)
objStreamWriter.Close()

The code works fine but I need to be a ble to delete the entire contents of
the file as well and I cant figure it out.

How can I open a text file and clean it out ?

Thanks in Advance

[Michael Ramey]

why not just delete it and recreate it?

"Poppy" <pa**********@NOSPAMthemedialounge.com> wrote in message
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I use the following code to append a line of text to a text file :

Dim myFILENAME As String = Server.MapPath("/ABACUS/cvdocs/" & fileName)
Dim objStreamWriter As StreamWriter
objStreamWriter = File.AppendText(myFILENAME)
objStreamWriter.WriteLine(csvline)
objStreamWriter.Close()

The code works fine but I need to be a ble to delete the entire contents of the file as well and I cant figure it out.

How can I open a text file and clean it out ?

Thanks in Advance

[Kevin Spencer]

Just create an empty text file and overwrite the existing one.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

"Poppy" <pa**********@NOSPAMthemedialounge.com> wrote in message
news:#1**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

I use the following code to append a line of text to a text file :

Dim myFILENAME As String = Server.MapPath("/ABACUS/cvdocs/" & fileName)
Dim objStreamWriter As StreamWriter
objStreamWriter = File.AppendText(myFILENAME)
objStreamWriter.WriteLine(csvline)
objStreamWriter.Close()

The code works fine but I need to be a ble to delete the entire contents of the file as well and I cant figure it out.

How can I open a text file and clean it out ?

Thanks in Advance

[Poppy]

If I can add lines to a textfile I dont know why I cant empty it.
I am already deleting it and recreating it bit I was wondering if there was
another solution.

"Kevin Spencer" <ke***@takempis.com> wrote in message
news:uq**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Just create an empty text file and overwrite the existing one.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
.Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

"Poppy" <pa**********@NOSPAMthemedialounge.com> wrote in message
news:#1**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

I use the following code to append a line of text to a text file :

Dim myFILENAME As String = Server.MapPath("/ABACUS/cvdocs/" & fileName)
Dim objStreamWriter As StreamWriter
objStreamWriter = File.AppendText(myFILENAME)
objStreamWriter.WriteLine(csvline)
objStreamWriter.Close()

The code works fine but I need to be a ble to delete the entire contents

of

the file as well and I cant figure it out.

How can I open a text file and clean it out ?

Thanks in Advance

[Dilip Krishnan]

Poppy,
You can open the file in overwrite mode using FileStream instead of
stream writer.
Try
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ClassTopic.asp
Poppy wrote:

I use the following code to append a line of text to a text file :

Dim myFILENAME As String = Server.MapPath("/ABACUS/cvdocs/" & fileName)
Dim objStreamWriter As StreamWriter
objStreamWriter = File.AppendText(myFILENAME)
objStreamWriter.WriteLine(csvline)
objStreamWriter.Close()

The code works fine but I need to be a ble to delete the entire contents of
the file as well and I cant figure it out.

How can I open a text file and clean it out ?

Thanks in Advance

--
Regards,
Dilip Krishnan
dilipkrish at msn. com

[Kevin Spencer]

The simplest solution is NOT to delete the file, but simply create it. Sorry
if I wasn't clear on that point. It isn't necessary to delete it; creating
it will overwrite.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

"Poppy" <pa**********@NOSPAMthemedialounge.com> wrote in message
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If I can add lines to a textfile I dont know why I cant empty it.
I am already deleting it and recreating it bit I was wondering if there was another solution.

"Kevin Spencer" <ke***@takempis.com> wrote in message
news:uq**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Just create an empty text file and overwrite the existing one.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
.Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

"Poppy" <pa**********@NOSPAMthemedialounge.com> wrote in message
news:#1**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

I use the following code to append a line of text to a text file :

Dim myFILENAME As String = Server.MapPath("/ABACUS/cvdocs/" & fileName) Dim objStreamWriter As StreamWriter
objStreamWriter = File.AppendText(myFILENAME)
objStreamWriter.WriteLine(csvline)
objStreamWriter.Close()

The code works fine but I need to be a ble to delete the entire

contents of

the file as well and I cant figure it out.

How can I open a text file and clean it out ?

Thanks in Advance

[Poppy]

Thanks Guys.

You've been a great help.