Can Anyone help me here? (Text problem)

[Morpheus]

I need to create and append a logfile in my application.

It needs to record information from a textbox containing the date and time and also the Username (another txt box).

This file i believe needs to utilise the append command as it shoudl be ongoing not refreshing.

Any help is more than appreciated as this is my final bug bear in a rather tidy security application.


Regards
Morpheus.

I do not understand your question. Did you need help with how to save the file? If so:

Open "Log" For Append As #1
Print #1, txtDate, txtUserName
Close #1

[Morpheus]

Thanks for the heads up Megatron, i was 90 % the way there with it, just needed to change open to append.

NB; Excellent Nick.

Thankyou.
m.

[HeSaidJoe]

[code]
' just in case you have not useed this before,
' don't forget to use the file path

Open "FilePath\Log.txt" For Append As #1
Print #1, txtDate, txtUserName
Close #1
[code]

[Deju]

Is it also possible delete the first x-lines in a logfile?

[alex_read]

Private Sub Command1_Click()
 
    Dim strFileText As String
    
    Open "C:\Path\LogFile.txt" For Append As #1
    
        [color=green] 'Loop throught the current file lines saving them to a string.[/color]
        Do While Not EOF(1)
    
            strFileText = strFileText & Input(LOF(1), 1)
        
        Loop
    
        [color=green] ' Write out the textbox values to the file.[/color]
        Print #1, "Record Created: " & txtDateTime.Text & _
        "   By: " & txtUserName.Text & vbCrLf
        
        [color=green] 'Followed by the original file's text.[/color]
        Print #1, strFileText
    
    Close #1
    
End Sub

[alex_read]

Deju, just take out all of the lines in my sample code which have "strFileText" in them & the entry written to the file will replace the text which is already there.

[Deju]

Is it also possible the check the filesize? For instance is a file is > 1MB then clean it.

[alex_read]

Take a look at the GetFileSize API call either by searching the API forum or on www.allapi.net.

[swatty]

Originally posted by Deju
Is it also possible the check the filesize? For instance is a file is > 1MB then clean it.

And did you find it ??