Technical Reference Manual - InduSoft

Appendix: Built-in Scripting Language
FileRename
FileRename is a built-in scripting function that renames a specified file.
Function Group Execution Windows Embedded Thin Client
FileRename File Synchronous Supported Supported Supported
Syntax
FileRename(strOldName,strNewName)
strOldName
strNewName
The path and old name of the file.
The path and new name of the file.
Returned value
This function does not return any value.
Examples
FileRename( "C:\readme.txt", "C:\readthis.txt" )
FileWrite
Writes a string to a specified ASCII or Unicode file. If the file doesn't exist, then the function will create the file.
Function Group Execution Windows Embedded Thin Client
FileWrite File Synchronous Supported Supported Supported
Description
Writes a string to a specified ASCII or Unicode file. If the file doesn't exist, then the function will create the file.
Syntax
FileWrite(strFileName,strWriteText{ | ,optNumAppend })
strFileName
strWriteText
A string value enclosed in quotes, or the name of a String tag that contains the value, specifying
the file name.
By default, the file will be written in your project folder (i.e., the folder that contains the file
project_name.APP). To write in another folder, specify the complete file path.
A string value enclosed in quotes, or the name of a String tag that contains the value, specifying
the text to be written to the file.
optNumAppend
A numerical value, or the name of an Integer tag that contains the value, specifying the text
encoding of the file:
Value
Description
0 Creates a new ASCII file with the given file name. If the file already exists, then it is overwritten.
1 Appends to an existing ASCII file with the given file name. If the file doesn't exist, then a new file is created.
2 Creates a new Unicode (UTF-16LE) file with the given file name. If the file already exists, then it is overwritten.
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