Question

I want to write a new XML file to disk but the following code gives an error.

static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(@"C:\abc.xml"))
            {
                writer.WriteStartDocument();
                writer.WriteStartElement("Employees");
                writer.WriteEndElement();
                writer.WriteEndDocument();
            }            

            Console.ReadKey();       
       }

Can anybody help me with this?

Note: abc.xml does not already exist.

Answer 1

Obviously, you don’t have the right to access C:. Choose a path you have access to or run the application with higher privileges.

As a side note, for most scenarios, it’s not recommended to use System.Xml anymore, use LINQ to XML (System.Xml.Linq) instead:

new XElement("Employees").Save("abc.xml"); // and a path that you have access to.