Creating a fixed width file in C#

Question

What is the best way to create a fixed width file in C#. I have a bunch of fields with lengths to write out. Say 20,80.10,2 etc all left aligned. Is there an easy way to do

Answer 1

Use the .PadRight function (for left aligned data) of the String class. So:

handle.WriteLine(s20.PadRight(20));
handle.WriteLine(s80.PadRight(80));
handle.WriteLine(s10.PadRight(10));
handle.WriteLine(s2.PadRight(2));