File IO Access

[Condilyo]

Hello.

I use SharpDevelop with the Microsoft Visualbasic.Net framework, using the Console(nonGUI version) and I wanted to know how how file IOs can be done?

With the old BASIC method:

Type NameData
DIM TheName As String
DIM Location As String
DIM IDNumber As Integer
END TYPE
 
DIM EE as NameData
Open "MyData.Dat" for Random as #1 LEN=LEN(EE)
 
EE.TheName = "Robert"
EE.Location = "Test City"
EE.IDNumber = 133
 
Put #1,1,EE
 
Close #1

Can anyone tell me how this can be done in VB.NET?

I've tried other methods but ended up getting compiler errors.

This is needed real badly with the game I am creating using the custom game library.

Thanks.

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

ahh yes random access files can still be opened and used within .net you just have to do it slightly differently here's an article on it:

http://codeproject.com/vb/net/ybrandomfile.asp