framescript: write to text file

[rombanks]

Hello fellows,

When I loop through a list of book files and write their names to the FM console, the full list is displayed. However, when I write the list to a text file, only the 1st file name is written. Any ideas why?

Loop ForEach(BookComponent) In(vCurrentBook) LoopVar(v_File)

...

Write Console v_File;

vs.:

Set vPath = v_UserPath+DIRSEP+'_'+'Test'+'.txt';

New TextFile File(vPath) NewVar(vFile_Listing);

Write Object(vFile_Listing) v_File;

EndLoop

Thank you for your input in advance!

Roman

[rombanks]

Fellows,

Do you have any ideas?

I tried to add "+ CHARCR" to make the next book component to appear on the next line, but that did not help.

Thanks for your input in advance!

[frameexpert · Accepted solution]

Hi Roman, This works for me:

Set sPath = 'C:\DATA\Test.txt';

New TextFile File(sPath) NewVar(oFile);

Set oBook = ActiveBook;

Loop ForEach(BookComponent) In(oBook) LoopVar(oBookComp)

  Write Object(oFile) oBookComp.Name;

EndLoop

Close TextFile Object(oFile);

You have to close the text file when you are done with it. Maybe that is the problem with your code.

-Rick

[rombanks]

Hi Rick,

Thank you for your response and for the suggestion!

I found the problem -- I put the file creation function inside the loop...

Your example helped me understand what the problem is.

By the way, I do not add any instruction to open the created text file, so why do I need to close it?

Thank you again!

Best regards,

Roman

[frameexpert]

Hi Roman, When you create a new text file with the New TextFile command, it opens it automatically for writing. So to be safe, you should explicitly close it. -Rick

[rombanks]

Hi Rick,

By saying "opens it automatically for writing" you mean that the file becomes writable and not that the text file is opened in the default text editor after creating it, correct? I guess, by running the Close() function, you just save the latest changes.

Thank you!

Roman