# TXBarcodeCore.Save Method

> Saves the barcode data.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 33.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Barcode`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXBarcode.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXBarcode.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl.Barcode > TXBarcodeCore.Save Method
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-barcode/txbarcodecore/save-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-barcode/txbarcodecore/save-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-barcode/txbarcodecore/save-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Saves the barcode data.

### Syntax

#### Save(string)

Saves the barcode data to the given file.

```csharp
public void Save(string fileName);
```

```vbnet
Public Sub Save(fileName As String)
```

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| fileName | Specifies a file the is saved to. |

#### Save(Stream)

Saves the barcode data to the given object of type `System.IO.Stream`.

```csharp
public void Save(Stream stream);
```

```vbnet
Public Sub Save(stream As Stream)
```

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| stream | Specifies an object of type `System.IO.Stream` the data is saved to. |

#### Save(TextWriter)

Saves the barcode data to the given object of type `System.IO.TextWriter`.

```csharp
public void Save(TextWriter textWriter);
```

```vbnet
Public Sub Save(textWriter As TextWriter)
```

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| textWriter | Specifies an object of type `System.IO.TextWriter` the data is saved to. |

#### Save(XmlWriter)

Saves the barcode data to the given object of type `System.IO.XmlWriter`.

```csharp
public void Save(XmlWriter xmlWriter);
```

```vbnet
Public Sub Save(xmlWriter As XmlWriter)
```

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| xmlWriter | Specifies an object of type `System.IO.XmlWriter` the data is saved to. |

### Examples

The following example saves document content in a specified format. The created object is then available to the surrounding document workflow.

```csharp
tXBarcodeCore.Save("document.docx");
Console.WriteLine("TXBarcode Core is ready for use.");
```

```vbnet
tXBarcodeCore.Save("document.docx")
Console.WriteLine("TXBarcode Core is ready for use.")
```

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [TXBarcodeCore.Load Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-barcode/txbarcodecore/load-method/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [TXBarcodeCore.ShowText Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-barcode/txbarcodecore/showtext-property/llms-full.txt)