[vb.net] Create a new txt file using VB.NET

How do I create an empty .txt file in the location C:\my files\2010 using VB.NET?

You could just use this

FileOpen(1, "C:\my files\2010\SomeFileName.txt", OpenMode.Output)
FileClose(1)

This opens the file replaces whatever is in it and closes the file.

You also might want to check if the file already exists to avoid replacing the file by accident (unless that is the idea of course:

Dim filepath as String = "C:\my files\2010\SomeFileName.txt"
If Not System.IO.File.Exists(filepath) Then
   System.IO.File.Create(filepath).Dispose()
End If

open C:\myfile.txt for append as #1
write #1, text1.text, text2.text
close()

This is the code I use in Visual Basic 6.0. It helps me to create a txt file on my drive, write two pieces of data into it, and then close the file... Give it a try...

Here is a single line that will create (or overwrite) the file:

File.Create("C:\my files\2010\SomeFileName.txt").Dispose()

Note: calling Dispose() ensures that the reference to the file is closed.

You can try writing into the Documents folder. Here is a "debug" function I did for the debugging needs of my project:

Private Sub writeDebug(ByVal x As String)
    Dim path As String = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments)
    Dim FILE_NAME As String = path & "\mydebug.txt"
    MsgBox(FILE_NAME)
    If System.IO.File.Exists(FILE_NAME) = False Then
        System.IO.File.Create(FILE_NAME).Dispose()
    End If
    Dim objWriter As New System.IO.StreamWriter(FILE_NAME, True)
    objWriter.WriteLine(x)
    objWriter.Close()
End Sub

There are more standard folders you can access through the "SpecialFolder" object.