vb.net create text file and write to it code example

Example 1: creat file in vb.net

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text

Module Module1

    Sub Main()
        Dim path As String = "c:\temp\MyTest.txt"

        ' Create or overwrite the file.
        Dim fs As FileStream = File.Create(path)

        ' Add text to the file.
        Dim info As Byte() = New UTF8Encoding(True).GetBytes("This is some text in the file.")
        fs.Write(info, 0, info.Length)
        fs.Close()
    End Sub

End Module

Example 2: vbnet create and write on file

Dim strFile As String = "yourfile.txt"
Dim fileExists As Boolean = File.Exists(strFile)
Using sw As New StreamWriter(File.Open(strFile, FileMode.OpenOrCreate))
    sw.WriteLine( _
        IIf(fileExists, _
            "Error Message in  Occured at-- " & DateTime.Now, _
            "Start Error Log for today"))
End Using