Stream myStream; SaveFileDialog saveFileDialog1 = new SaveFileDialog(); saveFileDialog1.Filter = "txt files (*.txt)|*.txt|All files (*.*)|*.*" ; saveFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 2; saveFileDialog1.RestoreDirectory = true; if (saveFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) { if ((myStream = saveFileDialog1.OpenFile()) != null) { // Code to write the stream goes here. myStream.Close(); } }