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BinaryFile.Append
Opens a file to append data.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | 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" |
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) ]
See also
- BinaryFile.Close
- BinaryFile.Open
- BinaryFile.WriteText
- Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath
- Text.AppendTextFile
Blog Entries
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Created 12nd June 2017, last changed 12nd June 2017
