Reading and writing text files is an essential task in any programming language. Follow this step-by-step approach to working with text files in VB .NET using the System.IO namespace.

VSdocman supports Visual Studio 2005 through 2015 and there are generator versions for C#, Visual Basic .NET, and Visual Basic 6. There's a 14-day trial and licenses for individuals or teams.

The Visual Studio add-in is relatively new and still has a few noteworthy limitations—it's primarily engineered around Novell's SUSE Linux and doesn't generate packages for other distros yet.