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FileWriteString()

Summary

Writes a character string to a binary file.

Syntax

FileWriteString(file f, string text, integer length)

Argument	Contents
f	A file handle
text	Character string to be written to the file
length	Number of bytes to be written to the file

Notes

Length-1 characters are always written to the file, followed by a null character.
The string is always terminated with a null character.
Strings that are shorter than length-1 are padded with null characters.

Error Codes

Error Type	Meaning
Error	Cannot write to the file (e.g., out of disk space, the file is not open, or the file is open in the wrong mode)

See Also

Function	Summary
CloseFile()	Closes a file
FileReadString()	Reads a character string from a binary file
OpenFile()	Opens a text or binary file on disk

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