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VB.net Write file to local machine

Hi

I have to write a text file to a location on a user's local machine. The machine is
on a company network and I previously wrote the file to:
Dim oLocation as String = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) & "\Settings\Settings.txt"
but this proved problematic as when my code looked at the same location on certain machines it found a different folder.
This may well have been caused by the IT department changing things.

What I need is a location that won't change and will always allow a file to be written to it.
Should I write to the C: drive? Do all computers have a C: drive?
What is the best place to write to?

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Karrtik Iyer

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Murray Brown

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Thanks. What code would I use to get this folder. Is there something similar to System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments)

Ark

Is it really huge txt file? Why not use Settings to store strings?

Murray Brown

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The Settings get wiped every so often. Some sort of Microsoft bug I think. I have installed my Excel Add-ins in hundreds of machines over the past few years and found that this happens. Hence my need for a more rigid alternative

Ark

There is no 100% proof - the user can delete your *.txt file as well. For small strings you can use registry as alternative.

Murray Brown

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It is a small string. How would I use Registry?

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To read and write registry entries .Net provides infrastructure/classes. Please refer the below link from msdn to understand how it works.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa289494(v=vs.71).aspx

Murray Brown

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Thanks very much