4 replies to this topic

[elizabethmwashuma]

hi everyone,
i am creating a window application and its supposed to enter details then the details entered need to be saved.
i want to know how to save the information entered by a data clerk in the form

regards,

[BuckAMayzing]

There are so many options. You can connect to a database to save the data, create a plain text file, a custom binary file, you could choose whether to encrypt or not. There really are a lot of options. The easiest way is plain text.

 // create a writer and open the file
            TextWriter tw = new StreamWriter("filename.txt");

            // write a line of text to the file
            tw.WriteLine(TextBox1.Text);

            // close the stream
            tw.Close();

However, loading the data may be more difficult that way if the file size becomes large. You should decide how you want to store your data before you worry about saving it.

[elizabethmwashuma]

thank you BuckAMayzing for your response.....so where exactly would i put the code.....on button click or on form_load?

[Davide]

the code in form_load is executed when the form is loaded. If you want to save the data when you click the button, put it in the button_click event.
For more, check out the link to the tutorial in my signature
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[gokuajmes]

I am sure you need more security for your data than just plane text ,check out how to serialize characters & protect from being read by common man
http://forum.codecal...-basic-net.html