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How to write array values to columns of same line C#

I have a loop, which writes the values of an array into a .csv file. It is appending each line, so it writes the values vertically, however, I would like it to write each value in a different column rather than by line, that way I can filter the content after running the program.
My initial thought was to save all the values in one variable and then just write the variable to the .csv file, but I believe this would fill all values into one cell instead of distributing them to different columns.
I need it to write all of the values of the array on each loop, and then move to the next line on the each time it loops if that makes sense.
string pathCleansed = #"myfilename.csv";
string[] createText = {
resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].StreetAddress1,
resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].StreetAddress2,
resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].SubDivision,
resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].City,
resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].PostalCode,
resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].MainDivision,
resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].confidenceIndicator
};
File.AppendAllLines(pathCleansed, createText, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8);
These are the current results: current results
This is what I would like it to do: desired results

I have had good success with CsvHelper package. You can find more information about it here https://joshclose.github.io/CsvHelper/api/CsvHelper/CsvWriter/.
This helper implements IDisposable so be sure to dispose if it when you're done or wrap it in a using which is more preferred. You will have to provide a writer object to CsvHelper. In the past I've used MemoryStream and StreamWriter.
//Headers if you want
csvWriter.WriteField("StreetAddress1");
csvWriter.WriteField("StreetAddress2");
csvWriter.WriteField("subDivision");
csvWriter.WriteField("City");
csvWriter.WriteField("PostalCode");
csvWriter.WriteField("MainDivision");
csvWriter.WriteField("ConfidenceIndicator");
csvWriter.NextRecord();
//Your Loop Here
{
csvWriter.WriteField(resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].StreetAddress1);
csvWriter.WriteField(resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].StreetAddress2);
csvWriter.WriteField(resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].SubDivision);
csvWriter.WriteField(resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].City);
csvWriter.WriteField(resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].PostalCode);
csvWriter.WriteField(resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].MainDivision);
csvWriter.WriteField(resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].confidenceIndicator);
csvWriter.NextRecord();
}

Update: I was able to get the desired results by changing to code to:
string pathCleansed = #"myfilename.csv";
string[] createText = {
resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].StreetAddress1 + "," +
resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].StreetAddress2 + "," +
resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].SubDivision + "," +
resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].City + "," +
resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].PostalCode + "," +
resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].PostalAddress[0].MainDivision + "," +
resCleansedMulti.TaxAreaResult[0].confidenceIndicator
};
File.AppendAllLines(pathCleansed, createText, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8);

Trackbar Percent to richtextbox Text

i have a Trackbar and want it to add the Current Value to a richtextbox Text without replacing the whole Text Line
richTextBox1.Rtf = richTextBox1.Rtf.Replace("aimbot_aimtime=85.000000", "aimbot_aimtime=" + trackbarpercent.Text + ".000000");
(i get the Value from my Label)
Thats what im using right now but it only Replaces it if the Text is "aimbot_aimtime=85.000000"
i want it to add the new Value after "aimbot_aimtime=NEWVALUE" but i cant get it to work atm

#Marc Lyon
I think a better way for me is to Replace the Line itself cause its always Line 7
Got it working, thanks to all who helped :)
void changeLine(RichTextBox RTB, int line, string text)
{
int s1 = RTB.GetFirstCharIndexFromLine(line);
int s2 = line < RTB.Lines.Count() - 1 ?
RTB.GetFirstCharIndexFromLine(line + 1) - 1 :
RTB.Text.Length;
RTB.Select(s1, s2 - s1);
RTB.SelectedText = text;
}
private void trackbarpercent_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
changeLine(richTextBox1, 7, "aimbot_aimtime=" + aimtimetrackbar.Value + ".000000");
}

You have to know what the value is in order to replace it, which is why it only works when the value is your default value of 85.
In order to replace the text with the new text, you will have to track the previous value somewhere to use in your replacement. This means a field in your form, a property in some class. Let's say you create an int field on your form (myForm) called oldAimbot_aimtime. Every time the slider changes, put old value into this field. now your code becomes:
var prompt = "aimbot_aimtime=";
var oldvalue = string.Format("{0}{1}", prompt, myForm.oldAimbot_aimtime);
var newvalue = string.Format("{0}{1}", prompt, {NEWVALUE}.Format("#.######");
richTextBox1.Rtf = richTextBox1.Rtf.Replace(oldvalue, newvalue);
This code is off the top of my head and may not work exact, but it should replace the value. What is the value of using a richtextbox on a config screen? Can you post a screenshot?
OK, I see the screenshot. Ethics aside (not sure there is such a thing as a legit aimbot). You are using the richtextbox presumably because it was the easiest control for you to style...
Where you use the richtextbox is probably better suited to a GridView, ListBox, maybe even a treeview where you have finer control over each element.
If you want to use the richtext, write code which emits each option, then you can obtain exact values to use in rtf.Replace()commands
Hope this helps.

How to get rid of unwanted spaces after using ToString() in C#?

This might be a problem with Session and not ToString(), I'm not sure.
I have two .aspx pages and I want to pass an IP address from a datatable from one page to the other. When I do this, spaces get added that I don't want. The simple version of the code is this:
first .aspx page
int num = DropDownList1.SelectedIndex;
DataView tempDV = SqlDataSource2.Select(DataSourceSelectArguments.Empty) as DataView;
Session["camera"] = tempDV.Table.Rows[num].ItemArray[2];
Response.Redirect("test.aspx");
test.aspx page
string ipCamAdd = Session["camera"].ToString();
TextBox1.Text = "http://" + ipCamAdd + "/jpg/image.jpg?resolution=320x240";
what I want to print is
http ://ipadd/jpg/image.jpg?resolution=320x240
but what prints out is
http//ipaddress /jpg/image.jpg?resolution=320x240
how can I fix this?
Also, I asked this question hoping someone could tell me why this is happening as well. Sorry for the mistake.

Try this:
string ipCamAdd = Session["camera"].Trim().ToString();
For the valid concern, Session["camera"] could be null, add function such as the following to your code
static string ToSafeString(string theVal)
{
string theAns;
theAns = (theVal==null ? "" : theVal);
return theAns;
}
Then use:
string ipCamAdd = Session["camera"].ToSafeString().Trim();

You can use string.Replace if you just want to get rid of the spaces:
TextBox1.Text = "http://" + (ipCamAdd ?? "").Replace(" ", "") + "/jpg/image.jpg?resolution=320x240";

Trim the result before setting to session.
Session["camera"] = tempDV.Table.Rows[num].ItemArray[2].Trim();
Seems In SQL your data type is char(*) if you convert the data type to varchar and re enter data, you wont get any additional spaces

C# - customizing image name converted to string

I have a method that copies selected image from an OpenFileDialog to a defined location, and I want to check if an image with the same name exists, and if so to change the name on the fly.
Here is my method:
public void SaveImage(IList<AppConfig> AppConfigs, string ImageNameFilter)
{
string imgPath = AppConfigs[0].ConfigValue.ToString();
Int32 i = 0;
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(selectedFileName);
while (File.Exists(imgPath + "\\" + ImageNameFilter + selectedFileName))
{
sb.Insert(i, 0);
i++;
//ImageNameFilter += (i++).ToString();
}
File.Copy(selectedFile, imgPath + "\\" + ImageNameFilter + selectedFileName);
}
ImageNameFilter is a custom filter that is added at the beginning of each image and the users need this prefix to be able to recognize what the image is used for, only by seeing the prefix. selectedFileName is the name of the image taken with SafeFileName, which means it looks like this - imageName.jpeg.
There are several problems that I have with this code. Firstly, I wanted to change the name like this - imageName1.jpeg, imageName2.jpeg, imageName3.jpeg...imageName14.jpeg.., but if I'm using selectedFileName with the += everything is added, even after the .jpeg, which is not what I want. The only solution that I can think of is to use regex, but I really want to find another way.
Also, incrementing i++ and adding it with += leads to unwanted result which is :
imageName1.jpeg, imageName12.jpeg, imageName123.jpeg...imageName1234567.jpeg.
So, how can I get the result I want and the compromise I see here is to add underscore _ right after the ImageNameFilter and then add i at the beginning of selectedFileName rather in the end as it is by default. But adding something to the beginning of the string is also something I don't know how to do. As you may see I tried StringBuiledr + Insert, but I don't get the expected result.

Basically you need to separate the base file name from the extension (use the helpful methods on Path to do this) before starting the loop, and then keep producing filenames. Each candidate will not be produced based on the last one (it's just based on fixed information and the current iteration count), so you don't need to involve a StringBuilder at all.
Here's one neat way to do it in two steps. First, set up the bookkeeping:
var canonicalFileName = ImageNameFilter + selectedFileName;
var baseFileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(canonicalFileName);
var extension = Path.GetExtension(canonicalFileName);
Then do the loop -- here I 'm using LINQ instead of a loop statement because I can, but there's no essential difference from a stock while loop:
var targetFileName = Enumerable.Range(1, int.MaxValue - 1)
.Select(i => Path.Combine(imgPath, baseFileName + i + extension))
.First(file => !File.Exists(file));
File.Copy(selectedFile, targetFileName);

Use Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension or String.TrimEnd('.') to get the FileName without extension. You can use FileInfo to get the extension as well.

How do I add a number to a label in C#?

So I want to have a number that can be added to but then written out in a label. I'm doing it in Visual C#.NET.
For example, if I had code like this (either in a timer or while loop):
int i = 0;
i = i + 5;
label4 = "Current Number of Views: " + i.ToString();
I can't use ToString() to convert it to a string. So how would I make i displayable

While I don't understand why you can't use i.toString(), I suppose that you could also use something like
label4.Text = String.Format("Current Number of Views: {0:d}", i);
This should yield the same result.
Edit: as #BiggsTRC points out (which I didn't think of), your error is probably a result of not assigning to the right variable. You probably should access the property label4.Text to assign to. The code example fixes this properly now.

u could use String.Format without explicitly using ToString()
label4.Text = String.Format("Current Number of Views: {0}", i);

This should work. The one issue i see is the label itself. It should look like this:
label4.Text = "Current Number of Views: " + i.ToString();

I dont understand why cant you use i.ToString(). By default, i is assigned with 0 value and hence, i.ToString() would not throw any exception.
if you are using WPF , then you should assign the value to the content property of the label.
label4.Content = "Current Number of Views: " + i.ToString();