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VB.Net program to write multiple lines to the text file

Here, we are going to learn how to write multiple lines to the text file in VB.Net?
Submitted by Nidhi, on January 16, 2021 [Last updated : March 08, 2023]

Write multiple lines in a file in VB.Net

Here, we will use the WriteAllLines() method of the File class to write multiple lines to the specified text file.

Program/Source Code:

The source code to write multiple lines to the text file is given below. The given program is compiled and executed successfully.

VB.Net code to write multiple lines to the text file

'VB.Net program to write multiple lines to the text file.

Imports System.IO

Module Module1
    Sub Main()
        Try
            Dim line() As String = {
                            "Sample Line 1",
                            "Sample Line 2",
                            "Sample Line 3",
                            "Sample Line 4",
                            "Sample Line 5"
                          }

            File.WriteAllLines("sample.txt", line)
            Console.WriteLine("Data written successfully")

        Catch ex As FileNotFoundException
            Console.WriteLine("File does not exist")
        End Try
    End Sub
End Module

Output

Data written successfully
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Explanation

In the above program, we created a module Module1 that contains the Main() function. The Main() function is the entry point for the program, here we created an array of string, which is initialized with some strings.

File.WriteAllLines("sample.txt", line)
Console.WriteLine("Data written successfully")

In the above code, we write multiple lines to the "sample.txt" file and printed the "Data written successfully" message on the console screen.

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