Routine Name:
writefile
Description:
Writes out ASCII data to currently opened file.
Usage:
str]
writefile filename [arguments ...] [-nonewline] [-format
filename
name of file to write to (must first be opened
with openfile routine with w or a switch)
-nonewline do not append carriage return at end of line
(if omitted, carriage return is appended)
-format str use specified format string str to format each
argument (to construct mixed formats, use
multiple writefile calls with -n option to
place them on a single line)
arguments
Example:
strings to be written out to file (default is
nothing, which effectively means a blank line
unless -n is selected to suppress carriage
return; the arguments are written out with
single spaces between each and are terminated
with a carriage return)
openfile test2 w
// both of these write three entries per line,
// each separated by a space
writefile test2 1.0 2.0 3.0
writefile test2 "4.0 5.0 6.0"
genesis >
genesis >
openfile test w
writefile test Vm = 10 "string
with space"
{10+5}
genesis > writefile test one -n
genesis > writefile test line
genesis > writefile test X Y -format "%5s"
genesis > writefile test 5.3 6.5 -format "(%3s)"
genesis > writefile test FIRST SECOND -n -format "%-10s"
genesis > writefile test THIRD -format "%30s"
genesis > writefile test done
genesis > closefile test
genesis > more test
Vm = 10 string
with space 15
oneline
X
Y
(5.3)(6.5)
FIRST
SECOND
THIRD
done
genesis >
Notes:
the
The changes you make are made permanent when you close
file (using closefile), or flush the buffer with flushfile.
There is limited formatting of output.
See also:
openfile, closefile, listfiles, readfile, flushfile,
floatformat