deleting file contents??

[masj78]

Hi All,

Does anyone know if its possible to delete the contents of a text file.
I am using stream reader/writer to try and store program settings, and need some way of removing the settings already in place if the user decides to change them.

cheers!

 

[PlausiblyDamp]

would just deleting the file before saving not work?

 

[Bucky]

How are you storing and saving the settings? Serialization? A
strongly-typed DataSet? Manipulation of an XmlDocument object?
Something else?

 

[masj78]

Well I am storing ordinary text in a notepad text file. Deleting the file and re-creating it is one solution that I will try, cheers! Ideally I need to read past the file till -1 and then backupspace to the start of the file.

 

[Raven76]

Since you are storing program settings, you might be better off saving to either an .ini or .xml file. Both of these formats have a predefined structure for storing such data as well as prebuild methods for reading/writing/editing that data in .NET.

By saving data in your own format you might be reinventing the wheel.

The registry is also an option although I personally dont like using the registry to store trivial program specific info.