| Components | All | New | MacOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | ||||
| Examples | Mac & Win | Server | Client | Guides | Statistic | FMM | Blog | Deprecated | Old | |
Text.WriteToContainer
Write a text as a FILE in a container.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | 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 |
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.
This function works on pure text, so any text style is lost.
Examples
Writes some text to container:
Set Field [ MyTable::Test; Value: MBS("Text.WriteToContainer"; "Hello World"; "UTF-8"; "test.txt") ]
See also
Release notes
- Version 12.2
- Changed Text.AppendTextFile, Text.WriteToContainer and Text.WriteTextFile to allow writing BOM character.
Blog Entries
- Store large texts as container fields
- MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 12.2pr1
- MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 4.4pr6
This function is free to use.
Created 18th October 2014, last changed 4th August 2023
