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VB.Net write date and time to text file


This is just a quick noob tips or beginner tips for vb.net.

How to include date and time when writing to a text file using vb.net?

Code below is taken from MSDN link:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hxwfzt61.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

Code to write to a text file on a path specified.

Dim file As System.IO.StreamWriter
file = My.Computer.FileSystem.OpenTextFileWriter("c:\test.txt", True)
file.WriteLine("Here is the first string.")
file.Close()

Make sure the directory exist or the user account used to run the program has write permission on the specified path.

If the directory does not exists or the user account used to open the program has no permission (account don't have admin privileges) then system will throw an error like this: DirectoryNotFound Exception was unhandled

To include date and time to a text file. Just include it on the string but used "&" (ampersand) to tell the compiler that the command is part of the string.

Example below will run the notepad and it will log or write the time and date that notepad process was started.

Here's the example:

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim p As New Process
        p.StartInfo.FileName = "Notepad"
        p.Start()
        Dim file As System.IO.StreamWriter
        file = My.Computer.FileSystem.OpenTextFileWriter("d:\1\xtest.txt", True)
        file.WriteLine("Here is the first string." & vbCrLf & "Written on:" & Now())
        file.Close()
    End Sub

End Class
vbCrLf is a carriage return or a line feed or like pressing an enter on the keyboard so the line will start right below of the previous string.

Now() will append the date and time on the string.

Sample output will be like this:

Here is the first string.
Written on:11/8/2015 1:38:31 PM

Well, that's it a simple way to get started having fun with strings on VB.Net.

Have fun coding..

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