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BinaryFile.WriteInt

Writes an integer value.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
BinaryFileRef	The reference number for the open file.	$FH
Value	The value to write.	123
Bits	The number of bits to use. Can be 8, 16, 32 or 64 bit. Default is 32 bit.	32	Optional
BigEndian	Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 12.5 or newer. Whether to swap bytes before writing. Default is 0 for Little Endian. Pass 1 for Big Endian byte order.		Optional

Result

Returns number of bytes written or error.

Description

Examples

Write some integers:

Set Variable [ $fh ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.Create"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/test.txt" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.WriteInt"; $fh; 123; 8) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.WriteInt"; $fh; 12345; 16) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.WriteInt"; $fh; 123456789; 32) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.WriteInt"; $fh; 123456789012345; 64) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.Close"; $fh) ]

See also

• BinaryFile.Close
• BinaryFile.Create
• BinaryFile.ReadInt
• BinaryFile.WriteByte
• BinaryFile.WriteFloat
• BinaryFile.WriteHex
• BinaryFile.WriteText

Release notes

• Version 12.5
  • Added BigEndian flag to BinaryFile.WriteInt and BinaryFile.ReadInt functions.

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Created 12nd June 2017, last changed 10th May 2023

BinaryFile.WriteHex - BinaryFile.WriteText