Hi,
I am trying to write data to a text file using the FormClosed event as I just want everything that is in the list sent to a file, no matter how the data has been manipulated while held in memory
string s = myList.Items.ToString();
if(s != null)
{
WriteData(s);
}
static void WriteData(string s)
{
using (TextWriter w = File.AppendText(@"MyData.txt")
{
w.WriteLine(s);
}
}
I have wrapped the first part in a try block, but the exception doesn't seem to catch it.
The text file is full of these lines
System.Windows.Forms.ListBox+ObjectCollection
and it should be full of
my data line 1
my data line 2
etc.,
tia,
Failing to write List
Taylor Meek
foreach (object itm in list) {
writer.WriteLine(itm.ToString());
}
Minor detail: use FormClosing so you can keep your form and data alive when the write fails.
Marco Minerva
you can also try this:
using (StreamWriter theWriter = new StreamWriter("file.txt"))
{
foreach(string currentItem in myList.Items)
{
theWriter.WriteLine(currentItem);
}
}
It's pretty much what Markku suggested.
you need to go through each item in the collections items container and then write that to file.
At what point are you getting the error
winprock
Hi
The reason is that your string s store result of ObjectCollection.ToString() method and it return that kind of string.
Maybe you should change your method something like this:
I hope this help you.
Yours Markku
james_cline_
excellent Markku
thank you
although I'm getting a "cannot convert string from list" error