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STRFILE()
Writes a string to a file
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Syntax
STRFILE(<cCharacterstring>, <cFile>, [<lOverwrite>],
[<nOffset>], [<lCutOff>]) --> nRecordedByte
Arguments
<cCharacterstring> Designates the character string to write to a
file.
<cFile> Designates a file name. Drive and path designations are
permitted, but no wildcards.
<lOverwrite> If not designated or designated as .F., determines
whether or not a new file is created. When .T., it writes to an
existing file. The default is create new file (.F.).
<nOffset> Designates an offset within the file from which the
<cCharacterstring> string is to be written. The default is End of file.
<lCutOff> When this optional parameter is designated as .T., the
function truncates the file if data written ends before the last file
byte. The default is no cut off (.F.).
Returns
STRFILE() returns the actual number of bytes written.
Description
This function provides another capability besides writing the contents
of a string to a file. In contrast to the CA-Clipper Fxxxx() functions,
only one function call is necessary to write data to a file. However,
it can result in some speed disadvantages, since files acted on by
STRFILE() cannot be held open.
If the target file is unavailable, the STRFILE() function always creates
it.
Notes
. The attribute to create a new file, can be designated with the
SETFCREATE() function.
. As recommended with the share mode, reads and writes from
other network programs should be locked out with SETSHARE() for this
period of time.
. This function acknowledges the setting for CSETSAFETY().
Examples
. Add to the end of a file:
? STRFILE("ABCDEFGH", "TEST.TXT", .T.) // Result: 8
. A file with drive and path designations, result: 10:
? STRFILE("0123456789", "C:\TEXT\TEST.TXT", .T.)
. Data in an existing file is overwritten from position 20 with
a designated string:
? STRFILE("NANTUCKET", "TEST.TXT", .T., 20) // Result: 9
. A 5-character string is written starting at position 10 in an
existing file 20-characters long. Since the final parameter is
specified as .T. once, and specified as .F. once, you see different
results:
? STRFILE(REPLICATE("X", 20), "TEST.TXT")
? STRFILE("AAAAA", "TEST.TXT", .T., 10, .F // "XXXXXXXXXXAAAAAXXXXX"
? STRFILE("AAAAA", "TEST.TXT", .T., 10, .T // "XXXXXXXXXXAAAAA"
See Also:
FILESTR()
SETSHARE()
SETFCREATE()
CSETSAFETY()
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