WriteFile

WriteFile

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WriteFile:Int32 filename:String

Parameter	Mode	Type	Default	Description
filename	In	String	required	The file to create.

Returns: A file handle, or 0 when the file cannot be created.

Description

Creates a file for writing. A file that already exists is emptied first.

Examples

file = WriteFile("files_write_example.tmp")
WriteLine file, "first"
WriteLine file, "second"
CloseFile file
file = ReadFile("files_write_example.tmp")
Print ReadLine$(file)
Print ReadLine$(file)
CloseFile file
DeleteFile "files_write_example.tmp"

first
second

Related Commands

CloseFile, CopyFile, DeleteFile, FilePos, NextFile, OpenFile, ReadFile, SeekFile

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