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File Functions

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BuildPath

Description

Append a name onto an existing path. The format of the new path is ‘path\name'.

Syntax

  • BuildPath( path, name)

Arguments

  • path
    • A string representing a file path.
  • name
    • A string of either a subpath or file name.
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FileExists

Description

Returns whether the file specified by the File argument exists.

Syntax

  • FileExists( file )

Arguments

  • file
    • The full path of the file.
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FileName

Description

Returns the file name from a path.

Syntax

  • FileName( filepath )

Arguments

  • filepath
    • The full path of the file.
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FilePath

Description

Returns the path from a file path.

Syntax

  • FilePath( filepath)

Arguments

  • filepath
    • The full path of the file.
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ReadTextFile

Description

Reads the contents of a text file.

Syntax

  • ReadTextFile( filepath , throwonerror )

Arguments

  • filepath
    • The full path of the file.
  • throwonerror
    • When set to False the function will return an empty string instead of raising an error when an error occurs either opening or reading the file.
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WriteTextFile

Description

Writes to a text file. If the file exists it will be overwritten.

Syntax

  • WriteTextFile( filepath , data )

Arguments

  • filepath
    • The full path of the file.
  • data
    • The data to write to the file.