Okay so I have been searching for the answer to this for ages and just can't seem to find it. All i want to do is create a text file then write "0" (zero) to it.

It is for a larger project but this is the code that I have been working with:

Public Class Loading
Dim Path As String = "C:\NAME.txt"

Private Sub FileCreate()
Dim file As System.IO.FileStream
file = System.IO.File.Create(Path)
My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteAllText(Path, "0", False)
MsgBox("File created")
End Sub

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
If My.Computer.FileSystem.FileExists(Path) Then
MsgBox("File Exists")
Else
MsgBox("File Missing. Will create")
Call FileCreate()
End If
End Sub

End Class

It all seems to work fine until it tries to write "0" to the .txt file. It comes up with an error saying that the process cannot access the file because another process is using the that it just created! I have checked and the only process using it is the one above. Sorry if this is a really simple problem, I am only learning at the moment. As I mentioned I have been looking everywhere for a solution but I cannot seem to find anything. This is my first time posting a new thread so is there anything else I should or should have mentioned? Any help is appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

the io.file.create creates + opens the file.
my.computer.filesystem.writealltext tries to open or create the file but fails because it's already open.

Code:

    Private Sub FileCreate()
        using sw as new io.streamwriter(path)
            sw.write("0")
        end using
        MsgBox("File created")
    End Sub

Close the file...

Private Sub FileCreate()
Dim file As System.IO.FileStream
file = System.IO.File.Create(Path)
My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteAllText(Path, "0", False)
file.Close()
MsgBox("File created")
End Sub

Zombiesh wrote:

Close the file...

Private Sub FileCreate()
Dim file As System.IO.FileStream
file = System.IO.File.Create(Path)
My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteAllText(Path, "0", False)
file.Close()
MsgBox("File created")
End Sub

the error is on the WriteAllText line

toxicity wrote:

the error is on the WriteAllText line

Thank you very much, explanation was very clear and it worked so thank you again. Now that my problem is solved is there something I should do with this thread? Close it or something?

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