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through file handling  i am stroing diffrent values of fiffrent controls like name and age etc
if i enter a name of length 10 and next is of 5 in output file it destroys the strucher like
name          age      date of admission
Muhammad kashif  20   12/aug/2012
ali    20    12/aug/2012
but  i want
name                 age            date of admission
Muhammad kashif    20              12/aug/2012
ali                         20              12/aug/2012
so help me. in my real file i have about ten values so reading then in this strucher is very
difficult. but if these are managed then it is easy.

Vulpes · Answer

I did in fact provide some code for printing the form at the end of one of your previous threads:
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Forums/Thread/182470/data-writing-from-multiple-controls-in-same-file.aspx

ta mu · Answer

ok i try to manag it
plz provide solution printing form. just cosider there is a print button on form when i press
button all controls with there present values get printed through printer.

Vulpes · Answer

Just tried it to make sure but the code is working fine.
If it's not being written to the file, then there must be something else in your code which is causing those lines to be by-passed.

ta mu · Answer

this code is not working in out put file name and age both missed while all other
data  successfully saved in file. i just want to formate like data remain in a fix
area

Vulpes · Answer

You can only use code similar to what I posted if you're writing a whole line to the file at once.
If, for some reason, you're having to write it field by field using separate StreamWriters, then I'd use String.PadRight instead:
StreamWriter pname = new StreamWriter("d:\hospital records.text", true);   string paaname = ptname.Text.PadRight(26); // added 1 to separate from next field   pname.Write(paaname);   pname.Close();
StreamWriter age = new StreamWriter("d:\hospital records.text", true);   string aage = agee.Text.PadRight(4); // added 1 to separate from next field   age.Write(aage);   age.Close();

ta mu · Answer

im getting the values from form controls
dear if this is code then  where i adjust that code.or either i need to embed this code in
visiual app mean in propertiesthis this is my first practical aplication before it
i never developed .  pname max length is 25 and age is 3.
StreamWriter pname = new StreamWriter("d:\hospital records.text", true);
string paaname = ptname.Text + " " + " " + " " + " ";
pname.Write(paaname);
pname.Close();
StreamWriter age = new StreamWriter("d:\hospital records.text", true);
string aage = agee.Text + " " + " " + " " + " ";
age.Write(aage);
age.Close();

Vulpes · Answer

Here's some sample code for creating a formatted text file from that data.
As Sukesh said, you have to decide on a maximum length for the name. I've just used 20 characters here so it's easy to read the resulting lines:
using System; using System.IO;
class Test {    static void Main()    {        string heading = String.Format("{0,-20}  {1,-3}  {2}", "name", "age", "date of admission");        Person p1 = new Person("Muhammad kashif", 20, new DateTime(2012, 8, 12));        Person p2 = new Person("ali", 20, new DateTime(2012, 8, 12));        using(StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter("ta_mu.txt"))        {            sw.WriteLine(heading);           sw.WriteLine();           sw.WriteLine(p1.ToString());           sw.WriteLine(p2.ToString());        }     } }
class Person {    public string Name { get; set; }    public int Age { get; set; }    public DateTime AdmissionDate { get; set; }
public Person(string name, int age, DateTime admissionDate)    {       Name = name;       Age = age;       AdmissionDate = admissionDate;    }
public override string ToString()    {       return String.Format("{0,-20}  {1,-3}  {2,11}", Name, Age, AdmissionDate.ToString("dd/MMM/yyyy").ToLower());    } }

Sukesh Marla · Answer

consider max length for name is 100.
Then Append n spaces after actual value before storing into file
where n=100-Length(ActualValue)
Dont forget to check this is correct answer