CreateTextFile method

Creates a specified file name and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from or write to the file.

Syntax

object.CreateTextFile (filename, [ overwrite, [ unicode ]])

The CreateTextFile method has these parts:

Part	Description
object	Required. Always the name of a FileSystemObject or Folder object.
filename	Required. String expression that identifies the file to create.
overwrite	Optional. Boolean value that indicates if an existing file can be overwritten. The value is True if the file can be overwritten; False if it can't be overwritten. If omitted, existing files can be overwritten.
unicode	Optional. Boolean value that indicates whether the file is created as a Unicode or ASCII file. The value is True if the file is created as a Unicode file; False if it's created as an ASCII file. If omitted, an ASCII file is assumed.

Remarks

The following code illustrates how to use the CreateTextFile method to create and open a text file. If the overwrite argument is False, or is not provided, for a filename that already exists, an error occurs.

Sub CreateAfile
    Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set a = fs.CreateTextFile("c:\testfile.txt", True)
    a.WriteLine("This is a test.")
    a.Close
End Sub

See also

• Objects (Visual Basic for Applications)

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