Creates a specified file name and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from or write to the file.
object.CreateTextFile(filename[, overwrite[, unicode]]) |
Arguments
- object
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Required. Always the name of a FileSystemObject or Folder object.
- filename
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Required. String expression that identifies the file to create.
- overwrite
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Optional. Boolean value that indicates whether you can overwrite an existing file. The value is true if the file can be overwritten, false if it can't be overwritten. If omitted, existing files are not overwritten.
- unicode
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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.
JScript | Copy Code |
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var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject"); var a = fso.CreateTextFile("c:\\testfile.txt", true); a.WriteLine("This is a test."); a.Close(); |
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Sub CreateAfile Dim fso, MyFile Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set MyFile = fso.CreateTextFile("c:\testfile.txt", True) MyFile.WriteLine("This is a test.") MyFile.Close End Sub |
If the overwrite argument is false, or is not provided, for a filename that already exists, an error occurs.