WriteArray()

Summary

Writes the elements of an array to a text file.

 

Syntax

WriteArray(file file_ptr, array a)

 

Argument	Contents
file_ptr	A file handle
a	An array of strings and numbers

 

Notes

• All elements of the array are written as strings.

• Each element of the array is written to a separate line in the file.

• The file must be opened in write mode.

• Array elements that are not numeric or strings are ignored, so WriteArray() does not handle sub- arrays.

• Use SaveArray() to save an array in a binary format that can be read by LoadArray().

Example

list = {"Eric", "Mary", "Aaron", 275, "Howard"}

ptr = OpenFile("listfile.txt", "w")

WriteArray(ptr, list)

CloseFile(ptr)

 

Error Codes

Error Type	Meaning
Error	File is not open, is open in read-only mode, or is a binary file

 

See Also

Function	Summary
OpenFile()	Opens a text or binary file on disk
ReadArray()	Reads a text file into an array of strings
ReadSizedArray()	Reads a group of strings from a file
SaveArray()	Saves an array to a file
WriteArraySeparated()	Writes the elements of an array to a file, separated by a delimiter