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Save text box to file

I am trying to save some information entered into a text box to a file. This is what i have, but I keep getting the error that follows. I tried changing it to myStream->Write(tp) but that doesn't work either. Help Please!!

private: System::Void button3_Click(System::Object * sender, System::EventArgs * e)
                   {
                        Stream *myStream;
                        SaveFileDialog* saveFileDialog1 = new SaveFileDialog();
                        saveFileDialog1->Filter = S"txt files (*.txt)|*.txt|All files (*.*)|*.*" ;
                        saveFileDialog1->FilterIndex = 2 ;
                        saveFileDialog1->RestoreDirectory = true ;

                        if(saveFileDialog1->ShowDialog() == DialogResult::OK)
                        {
                              if((myStream = saveFileDialog1->OpenFile()) != NULL)
                              {
                                    // Code to write the stream goes here.
                                    String *tp = this->OutputBox->ToString();
                                    myStream->WriteText(tp,0,this->OutputBox->ToString()->Length);
                                    myStream->Close();
                              }
                        }
                   }

mahesh1402

what error you are getting ?

MAHESH

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Knut Hunstad

I think that in C# you need to declare:

Stream myStream;
SaveFileDialog saveFileDialog1 = new SaveFileDialog();

instead of as pointers, according to the help documentation in VS.

P.S.: You forgot to write what error you get :-)

DPhoenix121

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Thanks everyone. Amit_Q's answer worked perfectly. Really appreciate it.