Writing fixed length files

[KLomax]

VB6 allowed you to define User types that you could write to file using the
[Put] statement. This is a nice way to generate fixed length text files. See
Below.
How do you do this in VB.NET?
Thanks,
Ken
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Code Snipit
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Private Type DAlloc
Code As String * 1
Amount As String * 10
Filler As String * 2
End Type

Dim Debit As DAlloc
Dim i as Integer
Dim iOutFile as Integer

iOutFile = FreeFile
Open msOutFile For Random As #iOutFile Len = Len(Debit)
Debit.Filler = VbCr
For i = 1 To 5
Debit.Code = i
Debit.Amount = CStr(i *2)
Put #iOutFile, , Debit
Next
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[Cor Ligthert]

Klomax,

When there is the streamwriter class to your possesion why than use a method
which seems to come from the times of CP/m

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...classtopic.asp

Did you know that there are the newsgroups
microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb
and/or
microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb.upgrade

In my opinion better for your question, however feel free in what newsgroup
you ask your questions. (The first one is one of the most active dotNet
developper newsgroups)

I hope this helps?

Cor

"KLomax" <KL****@discussions.microsoft.com>

VB6 allowed you to define User types that you could write to file using
the
[Put] statement. This is a nice way to generate fixed length text files.
See
Below.
How do you do this in VB.NET?
Thanks,
Ken
============
Code Snipit
============
Private Type DAlloc
Code As String * 1
Amount As String * 10
Filler As String * 2
End Type

Dim Debit As DAlloc
Dim i as Integer
Dim iOutFile as Integer

iOutFile = FreeFile
Open msOutFile For Random As #iOutFile Len = Len(Debit)
Debit.Filler = VbCr
For i = 1 To 5
Debit.Code = i
Debit.Amount = CStr(i *2)
Put #iOutFile, , Debit
Next
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