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Text.WriteToContainer

Write a text as a FILE in a container.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
Text	4.4	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "Text.WriteToContainer"; Text { ; Encoding; FilePath } ) More

(old name: String.WriteToContainer)

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

Text The text to save. "Hello World"

Encoding The text encoding for text parameter.
Default is native.
Possible encoding names: ANSI, ISO-8859-1, Latin1, Mac, Native, UTF-8, DOS, Hex, Base64 or Windows. More listed in the FAQ. "UTF-8" Optional

FilePath The file name to include in the container value. "test.txt" Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
Text	The text to save.	"Hello World"
Encoding	The text encoding for text parameter. Default is native. Possible encoding names: ANSI, ISO-8859-1, Latin1, Mac, Native, UTF-8, DOS, Hex, Base64 or Windows. More listed in the FAQ.	"UTF-8"	Optional
FilePath	The file name to include in the container value.	"test.txt"	Optional

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Write a text as a FILE in a container.
The result can be assigned to a container field and later be exported.

Examples

Writes some text to container:

MBS("Text.WriteToContainer"; "Hello World"; "UTF-8"; "test.txt")

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MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 4.4pr6

Created 18th October 2014, last changed 18th April 2016

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