fSaveBuffer (Function)

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Functions for managing external files

fSaveBuffer

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Example

Operating mode in Windows Vista (and later)

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fSaveBuffer (Function)

In french: fSauveBuffer

Creates and fills an external file with the content of a string or buffer variable. If the file already exists, it is deleted and re-created.

Notes:

The strings containing binary "0" ("\0") are supported.
the created file is always in ANSI format.
The buffer variable is filled by fLoadBuffer.

Versions 17 and later

This function is now available for the iPhone/iPad applications.

This function is now available for the Android applications.

This function is now available for the Windows Mobile applications.

This function is now available for the Java applications.

New in version 17

This function is now available for the iPhone/iPad applications.

This function is now available for the Android applications.

This function is now available for the Windows Mobile applications.

This function is now available for the Java applications.

This function is now available for the iPhone/iPad applications.

This function is now available for the Android applications.

This function is now available for the Windows Mobile applications.

This function is now available for the Java applications.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

Versions 19 and later

This function is now available in the code of stored procedures.

New in version 19

This function is now available in the code of stored procedures.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available for the PHP sites.

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available for the PHP sites.

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

This function is now available for the PHP sites.

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

MyBuffer is Buffer
...
fSaveBuffer("c:\tmp\MyFile.raw", MyBuffer)

Syntax

<Result> = fSaveBuffer(<Text file> , <Content>)

<Result>: Boolean

True if the operation was successful,
False otherwise. To find out the error details, use ErrorInfo associated with the errMessage constant.

<Text file>: Character string (with quotes)

Name and full (or relative) path of file to create. A UNC path can be used.
This path must be a full path or a UNC path. It cannot be a relative path.
Windows Phone: The file path corresponds to a relative path in relation to the current directory. The current directory corresponds to the data directory of application.
Reminder: Only the files found in the data directory associated with the application can be handled.
The file path can correspond to a full path or ot to a relative path in relation to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case sensitive.
Reminder: On iPhone/iPad, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application has the rights to write into its setup directory or into one of its sub-directories.
The file path can correspond to a full path or ot to a relative path in relation to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case sensitive.
Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application has the rights to write into its setup directory or into one of its sub-directories, as well as onto the external memory (SDCard).

<Content>: Buffer variable or Character String variable

Name of the Buffer or Character String variable that constitutes the content of the file.

Remarks

Operating mode in Windows Vista (and later)

If this function does not operate properly in Windows Vista (and later), check whether the file used is not found in one of the system directories (Windows directory or "Program Files" directory).

Indeed, in Windows Vista (and later), with the UAC mechanism (User Account Control) enabled, you must have the administrator privileges to handle and/or modify the files found in the system directories (Windows directory or "Program Files" directory).

Programming tip: To handle and/or modify the files without having administrator privileges, you should:

avoid writing into the Windows directory or into the "Program Files" directory,
use the system directory corresponding to the application (returned by SysDir associated with the srCommonAppData constant).

Note: In Windows Vista (and later), the virtualization mechanism is used to make the applications compatible with Vista. If the file is created in a system directory without having sufficient rights, this file will actually be created in another directory (C:\Users\<LOGIN>AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Windows\). In this case, the file cannot be shared between several applications.

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