File Handling C#

PLCnext Engineer
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Hello,
When I am trying to use the code of the C# example „WriteFile.cs“ I get the following error:
image.pngI am using version 2022.6 of the Toolchain and VS extension and on the top I include the following:
image.pngAlso please note I am using a „Program“ and not a „Function Block“.
Is there any way to fix this or an alternative way to use the code?
Thank you in advance.

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Hi, it looks like the code in WriteFile.cs uses the Utils class that is defined here:
CSharpExamples/Utils.cs at master · PLCnext/CSharpExamples Collection of various C# sample code for PLCnext Technology controllers. - CSharpExamples/Utils.cs at master · PLCnext/CSharpExamples If you copy that Utils class definition into WriteFile.cs, that should work.
I have opened an issue in the Github project, here:
WriteFile example seems to be missing a class reference · Issue #18 · PLCnext/CSharpExamples Reported in the PLCnext Community, here: https://www.plcnext-community.net/forum/#/discussion/3308/file-handling-c The C# code in the following file (part of the File Handling example) references a…

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Yes it works now, thank you once again!