I want to add a new line to the begining of a text file. I dont want to
write over existing data. How do I do this? the file is about 7 mb.

* "Eddie Suey" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> I want to add a new line to the begining of a text file. I dont want to
> write over existing data. How do I do this? the file is about 7 mb.

You will have to move the whole contents of the file...

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

trick:

(1) copy the existing data of notepad file to a textbox1
(2) delete the file.
(3) create the file with same name and copy the new text (which you want to
put in the beginning)
(4) now append the file and copy the contents of textbox1



"Eddie Suey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I want to add a new line to the begining of a text file. I dont want to
> write over existing data. How do I do this? the file is about 7 mb.
>
>

Eddie,
As the others have suggested you cannot do this.

Largely because of the size of the file. I would consider writing the new
line to a new file, then using Asynchronous File I/O to append the existing
file on the end of this new file, delete the old file, then rename the new
file to the original name...

Similar to:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...nousfileio.asp

Hope this helps
Jay

"Eddie Suey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I want to add a new line to the begining of a text file. I dont want to
> write over existing data. How do I do this? the file is about 7 mb.
>
>

Hi Eddie,
That is one of first reasons why people started to make databases.
You can now even do more with it,
Maybe a good idea to look if a simple database is not a better approach for
you.
Cor

* "Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> Largely because of the size of the file. I would consider writing the new
> line to a new file, then using Asynchronous File I/O to append the existing
> file on the end of this new file, delete the old file, then rename the new
> file to the original name...

This will change the creation timestamp of the file.

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

Herfried,
If the creation timestamp is important, then this would be a downside of the
method.

However! ;-)

I have not played with IO.FileInfo enough, the CreationTime property is read
write, you could 'copy' the attributes from the original file's FileInfo to
the new file's FileInfo and that would update the actual file, thus
preserving the creation timestamp...

Hmm... Touch.NET (simple sample Console Application demonstrating the above)

Public Module MainModule

' args(0) = file to change
' args(1) = properly formatted creation date time

Public Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
Dim fi As New IO.FileInfo(args(0))
fi.CreationTime = DateTime.Parse(args(1))
End Sub

End Module

Which will set the creation time of the file given to the date given.

Something like:
Touch myfile.txt 10/1/2003

Hope this helps
Jay

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23PNCj5%(E-Mail Removed)...
> * "Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> > Largely because of the size of the file. I would consider writing the
new
> > line to a new file, then using Asynchronous File I/O to append the
existing
> > file on the end of this new file, delete the old file, then rename the
new
> > file to the original name...
>
> This will change the creation timestamp of the file.
>
> --
> Herfried K. Wagner
> MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
> <http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

* "Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> If the creation timestamp is important, then this would be a downside of the
> method.
>
> However! ;-)
>
> I have not played with IO.FileInfo enough, the CreationTime property is read
> write, you could 'copy' the attributes from the original file's FileInfo to
> the new file's FileInfo and that would update the actual file, thus

This will work. It was only a little note because most people forget
that the creation date may sometimes be useful...

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

Herfried,
Hey! its an important caveat to note!

Not only that it gave me an opportunity to play with System.IO.FileInfo,
something I have not played with a lot.

Thanks
Jay

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> * "Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> > If the creation timestamp is important, then this would be a downside of
the
> > method.
> >
> > However! ;-)
> >
> > I have not played with IO.FileInfo enough, the CreationTime property is
read
> > write, you could 'copy' the attributes from the original file's FileInfo
to
> > the new file's FileInfo and that would update the actual file, thus
>
> This will work. It was only a little note because most people forget
> that the creation date may sometimes be useful...
>
> --
> Herfried K. Wagner
> MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
> <http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>