Saving User data in Visual Basic

[FranzH]

Ok,

So basically I want to save data that a user has entered into the program somehow, be that via textbox or inputbox and then save that data onto a file that will be located on the users PC somewhere. Or save the data from variables in the program.

Im not sure how easy or hard this is to do because I am quite new to VB [new as in 1 month into A level new].
I have tried Google and MSDN but I cant seem to find what i want.

Oh, and I am using VB 2003 (College uses that version so I have to use that version)

Any help apreciated

[afiser]

Originally Posted by FranzH

Ok,

So basically I want to save data that a user has entered into the program somehow, be that via textbox or inputbox and then save that data onto a file that will be located on the users PC somewhere. Or save the data from variables in the program.

Im not sure how easy or hard this is to do because I am quite new to VB [new as in 1 month into A level new].
I have tried Google and MSDN but I cant seem to find what i want.

Oh, and I am using VB 2003 (College uses that version so I have to use that version)

Any help apreciated

Dim strTextBox As String

strTextBox = txtTextBox.Text

this will store whatever (be it numbers, letters, alphanumeric, or a combonation of all) to the variable "strTextBox".

if that is what you want

[FranzH]

Its not storing the data in a variable, I can do that.

What I am looking for is a way to store the data once the program is closed since the variable looses its data once program is closed. Thus the data saved outside of the program can be loaded back into the program. Sort of like a 'save game' so to speak just very very simple, like storing the data a variable holds.

Thanks for the help though, I should have made it clearer what I was looking for, sorry

[foXtrot]

I used to do .NET 2003 in college but I forgot most of it. Anyway this should help http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.Asp?ID=4492

[FranzH]

Thanks, ill give it a go later.