Write Delimited File

Example of how to write a Delimited File

To write an output file (separated by a "|"):

Output.txt

1|AIRG|01052009|82.43
2|JSYV|02052009|12.22

RecordClass.cs

/// <summary>
/// Layout for a file delimited by |
/// </summary>
[DelimitedRecord("|")]
public class Orders
{
    public int OrderID;

    public string CustomerID;

    [FieldConverter(ConverterKind.Date, "ddMMyyyy")]
    public DateTime OrderDate;

    [FieldConverter(ConverterKind.Decimal, ".")] // The decimal separator is .
    public decimal Freight;
}

Instantiate a FileHelperEngine and write the file:

Example.cs

var engine = new FileHelperEngine<Orders>();

var orders = new List<Orders>();

orders.Add(new Orders() {
    OrderID = 1,
    CustomerID = "AIRG",
    Freight = 82.43M,
    OrderDate = new DateTime(2009, 05, 01)
});

orders.Add(new Orders() {
    OrderID = 2,
    CustomerID = "JSYV",
    Freight = 12.22M,
    OrderDate = new DateTime(2009, 05, 02)
});

engine.WriteFile("Output.Txt", orders);

The classes you use could come from anywhere: LINQ to Entities, SQL database reads, or in this case, classes created within an application.

Console

1|AIRG|01052009|82.43
2|JSYV|02052009|12.22