Writing data to a text file from windows store app

Question

Hi,

I need to write data to a text file from windows store app which resides in my application.

Can somebody help.

Regards,

Naveen

Answer 1

Hi Naveen,

find out more about reading/writing files here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh758325.aspx

and here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/jj150593.aspx

How you can access a file from your Application you can read here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh967755.aspx

If this information doesn't solve your problem, please come back. :-)

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Answer 2

In addition to the documentation Thomas linked take a look at the File access sample (Windows 8)

Answer 3

Hello Naveen,

Try this:

StorageFile file1 = await ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.CreateFileAsync("filename.txt", CreationCollisionOption.ReplaceExisting);       
await FileIO.WriteTextAsync(file1, "Your data");

uisng this you can create or replace file & write data to this file.