How to write a string to a text file

Try this additional Parameter:

Set TextStream = FileSystemObject.OpenTextFile("c:\catalog.txt", IOMode.ForAppending)

The default is ForReading, thus you cannot write to the file

Ok, I added the IOMode and now I get an error 424 Object Required when it passes the above line
Set TextStream = FileSystemObject.OpenTextFile("c:\catalog.txt", IOMode.ForAppending)

try this

public Sub WriteToCatalog(pzText as string)
open "c:\catalog.txt" for append as #1
write #1, pzText
close #1

hi bandu !!!
the following code is not using filesystem objects but the following two functions can be successfully used for writing and reading from the txt file. hope this would solve your purpose.

cheers!!!!!!!!!!
Amitabh

'To Write in the file
'=====================
Public sub generate_txtfile()
On Error GoTo fl_err:
Dim p_fileno As Integer
Dim p_str As String,p_filepath as string

p_str = "writing text to the file which will be read later"
p_filepath= "c:\bandu\nameofthefile.txt"

p_fileno = FreeFile()
Open p_filepath For Output As #p_fileno 'creating the file
Print #p_fileno, p_str  'this will write the string in file
Close #p_fileno
Exit Sub
fl_err:
MsgBox Err.Description, , "ERROR"
End sub

'To read from the file
'======================
Public sub read_txtfile()
On Error GoTo readfl_err:
Dim p_fileno As Integer
Dim p_str As String, p_filepath As String

p_filepath = "c:\winnt\profiles\dlsyfsap\desktop\nameofthefile.txt"

p_fileno = FreeFile()
Open p_filepath For Input As #p_fileno 'opening the file
Line Input #p_fileno, p_str  'this will read the line in variable
Close #p_fileno
MsgBox CStr(p_str)
Exit Sub
readfl_err:
MsgBox Err.Description, , "ERROR"
End sub

McBeth,

I tried your method and it writes with no trouble. The only problem that remains is that the output to the file is "6183-ZZZZZZZZZZZ" and I need the "" removed so that when I read it back it is only the actual string. I guess I could read back only the characters minus the " but I want this as clean as I can get it.

bandu,
yes there are "" in the textfile, but if you read out
the string the quotes arn't read out :

public function GetFromCatalog() as string
Dim pzText As String
Open "C:\catalog.txt" For Input As #1
Input #1, pzText
Close #1
GetFromCatalog= pzText
exit function

replace write by print...

thanks angelIII that's the point i forgot...

This solved the trouble and works great. I must note that while the other answers worked, I wanted to stay with FileSystemStream because of other requirements in my program.
Thanks