[VB.NET] Problem with carriage returns when writing to text files.

[Bob Burke]

Private Sub butSave_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles butSave.Click
       Dim save As New SaveFileDialog()
       save.Title = "Save Domain List As Text File"
       save.Filter = "Text files (*.txt)|*.txt"
       save.FilterIndex = 0
       save.RestoreDirectory = True
       If save.ShowDialog = DialogResult.OK Then
           Dim contents As String
           Dim FS As FileStream = save.OpenFile
           Dim SW As New StreamWriter(FS, System.Text.Encoding.ASCII)
           contents = txtResults.Text()
           contents.Replace(vbCrLf, System.Environment.NewLine)
           SW.Write(contents)
           SW.Close()
           FS.Close()
       End If
   End Sub

 

This the code I am using to write contents (which is the contents of a multiline textbox named txtResults) to a text file. When I view the textfile in Wordpad or Editplus it is fine but in Notepad all off the data is on one line and is seperated by glyphs... i.e. no carriage returns.

 

I really need to be able to view this in Notepad and I'm also wondering why I can't? Can anyone give me any pointers or workarounds?

 

Thanks a lot.

~Bob

[PlausiblyDamp]

what happens if you remove the line

contents.Replace(vbCrLf, System.Environment.NewLine)

[Bob Burke]

Same output as before, all of the data on one line seperated by glyphs.

 

EDIT: Eek!! I had been using a rich text box instead of a normal text box... I had originally used a rich text box instead of a normal text box because I couldn't figure out how to get a normal text box to accept multiple lines. Sorry guys!

Edited April 5, 2004 by Bob Burke

[Hamburger1984]

what happens if you remove the line

contents.Replace(vbCrLf, System.Environment.NewLine)

...maybe it's the same dumb mistake I made some times.. try this:

 

contents = contents.Replace(vbCrLf, System.Environment.NewLine)

 

Hope this helps!

 

Andreas