Creating a text file isn't working for me

[Klaus]

Hi Tom,

Hi Klaus
I guess I'm trying to do something that maybe can't be done.
When the app is sent to a user I was under the impression that the app would be able to generate about 9 or 10 empty txt files that will be used when the app is running.

this CAN be done, but I hope you will agree that THIS:

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 put URL("file:" & (specialFolderPath("Documents") & "/PC.txt")) into tfile

does NOT create a file!

This will:

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...
repeat with 1 = 1 to 10
  put EMPTY into url("specialfolderpath("documents") & "/template number" & i & ".txt")
end repeat
...

Et voila, 10 empty text files.

...
As they enter data on a card it is saved in a field on the card. When they skip to the next card the data in the fields get saved in a text file. If the user quits the app before completing all pages of input, those files are used to repopulate the cards with the data they had entered during the prior use of the app.

So why not write directly -> on closecard?

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on closecard
  put fld "whatever field you need to write...." into URL("file:" & (specialFolderPath("documents") & "/datafromcard42.txt"))
end closecard

Then on pre-/opencard check if a file for this data is present, see above, and read that file into your field(s).

Best

Klaus

[trags3]

I think what I need to use is the saveStackRequest statement.
Trying it out now.
Tom

[SparkOut]

The saveStackRequest message will only be generated if something happens to trigger a save event. Do you have a statement to "save this stack" anywhere in your code? If not, your handler will never fire.
Using stack save messages to save your card states is one way to do it, but not very robust and relies on specific intervention.
Why not use the closeCard script as suggested above? This will do what you need succinctly.

[stam]

I guess I'm trying to do something that maybe can't be done.
When the app is sent to a user I was under the impression that the app would be able to generate about 9 or 10 empty txt files

Hi Tom,
as bogs, klaus and others mention, your code is incorrect, because you're putting a file path string into a variable, not creating a file. To create a file, simply put text into a URL file path and it should be created.

To create the empty text file PC.txt in your documents folder, the code is

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put "" into URL("file:" & (specialFolderPath("Documents") & "/PC.txt"))

I ran this from the messageBox and it created an empty text file called PC.txt in my Documents folder.
Is that what you're trying to do, or have i misunderstood?

Stam