Storing data from text box to text file

Question

I have a text box set up for the user to enter their name. When they enter it in it saves it in the notepad but overwrites the previous name. I want the text file to store all the names not just the most recently entered.

using (StreamWriter objWriter = new StreamWriter(@"..\..\..\Files\playerdetails.txt"))
        {
            objWriter.Write(txtName.Text);

            MessageBox.Show("You are now ready to play");
            Form1 myForm1 = new Form1();
            myForm1.Show();
        }

Selman Genç · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-15 23:37:27Z

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You can just use File.AppendAllText method:

File.AppendAllText(@"..\..\..\Files\playerdetails.txt", txtName.Text);

edited Jan 15, 2015 at 23:37

answered Jan 15, 2015 at 23:21

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john Over a year ago

I changed objwriter.write(txtname.text); to file.apendalltext("path", text); but the notepad is blank after i entered a name in the text box

trailmax Over a year ago

probably you write to file before there is any text on in the field. If you have just changed code shown in your question, you write to file even before you show the form. So there will be nothing in the text field

john Over a year ago

With the code i posted above it saves the most recent name in the text file but i want every name to be saved in the text file not just 1

Selman Genç Over a year ago

@john get rid of all StreamReader and other stuff. And replace the path with actual path and text with txtName.Text

john Over a year ago

sorry @selman22 i don't really understand what you mean. If it isn't too much bother could you write out exactly what i should do

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