simple way to create and save a text file
do not make name changes
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim TargetFile As StreamWriter
Try
TargetFile = New StreamWriter("C:\newfile.txt", True)
Catch
MsgBox("Error
opening " & "C:\newfile.txt")
End Try
Try
TargetFile.WriteLine(Now())
TargetFile.WriteLine("my new file")
Catch
MsgBox("Error writing file")
End Try
TargetFile.Close()
MsgBox("Text saved to " & ("C:\newfile.txt"))
End Sub