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FileCreate Method (String)
Creates or overwrites a file in the specified path.

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0
Syntax
C#
public static FileStream Create(
	string path
)

Parameters

path
Type: SystemString
The path and name of the file to create.

Return Value

Type: FileStream
A FileStream that provides read/write access to the file specified in path.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
UnauthorizedAccessExceptionThe caller does not have the required permission.-or- path specified a file that is read-only.
ArgumentExceptionpath is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more invalid characters as defined by InvalidPathChars.
ArgumentNullExceptionpath is null.
PathTooLongExceptionThe specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters, and file names must be less than 260 characters.
DirectoryNotFoundExceptionThe specified path is invalid (for example, it is on an unmapped drive).
IOExceptionAn I/O error occurred while creating the file.
NotSupportedExceptionpath is in an invalid format.
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