Easy read/write file [.NET]

[ande]

Here is a quick and simple way of reading/writing files.

Reading binary file.

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Dim FileContent() as byte = my.computer.filesystem.readallbytes("MyFile.bin")

Reading text file.

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Dim FileContent() as string = my.computer.filesystem.readalltext("MyFile.txt")


Writing binary file (Overwrite if exist)

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Dim DataToBeWritten() as byte
My.computer.filesystem.writeallbytes("MyFile.bin", DataToBeWritten, false)

Writing binary file (Append if exist)

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Dim DataToBeWritten() as byte
My.computer.filesystem.writeallbytes("MyFile.bin", DataToBeWritten, true)

Writing text file. (Overwrite if exist)

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Dim DataToBeWritten as string
My.computer.filesystem.writealltext("MyFile.txt", DataToBeWritten, false)

Writing text file. (Append if exist)

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Dim DataToBeWritten as string
My.computer.filesystem.writealltext("MyFile.txt", DataToBeWritten, true)


[Huntondoom]

I usually put it in Try ... Catch, End Try, since it can cause some trouble

[Reelix]

I usually put it in Try ... Catch, End Try, since it can cause some trouble

Using Try / Catch blocks are really meant as a last resort, as they are really rather terrible coding practices

[ande]

Using Try / Catch blocks are really meant as a last resort, as they are really rather terrible coding practices

When dealing with file system and things that may cause errors often it is a good idea tho

[Stackprotector]

When dealing with file system and things that may cause errors often it is a good idea tho

Always good to write some debug code with it when distributing

[debug]

I'd strongly recommend using the methods under the System.IO namespace instead of using old VB references.

It's as simple as:

File.WriteAllBytes(path, data)
File.WriteAllText(path, stringData)

byte[] data = File.ReadAllBytes(path); //C#
Dim data as Byte() = File.ReadAllBytes(path) 'VB

string stringData = File.ReadAllText(path) //C#
Dim stringData as String = File.ReadAllText(path) 'VB