Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: BinaryFile.Append

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BinaryFile.Append

Opens a file to append data.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
BinaryFile	7.3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "BinaryFile.Append"; FilePath ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example

FilePath The native file path. Something like "/Users/cs/desktop/test.txt" on Mac and "C:\Programs\Data\test.txt" on Windows. Files without path end in the root directory on Mac. "test.txt"

Parameter	Description	Example
FilePath	The native file path. Something like "/Users/cs/desktop/test.txt" on Mac and "C:\Programs\Data\test.txt" on Windows. Files without path end in the root directory on Mac.	"test.txt"

Result

Returns reference number or error.

Description

Opens a file to append data.
See also Text.AppendTextFile.

This function requires a native path. Use Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath to convert a FileMaker path to a native path if required. If you like to have the user choose the path, you can use FileDialog functions.
For Server be aware that server has limited permissions and may not be able to access all files on a computer.

Examples

Append text to a file:

Set Variable [ $fh ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.Append"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/test.txt" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.WriteText"; $fh; "Hello World") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.Close"; $fh) ]

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