Output File
This Automation Manager object creates a file from a collection of data.
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Input Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data | Link | Yes |
The data to be placed in a file, a collection, or example output from get services. Allowed data types are:
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| File Name | String | Yes | The name and path of the file to be created. |
| Width | Number | No | The character width of the file with 80 being a common value. |
| Append | Boolean | Yes | Enables the ability to append to an existing file, otherwise an existing file is overwritten. |
| Invoke | Boolean | Yes | Start the file in the default program as determined by the file's extension. |
Output Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Result | Number | Returns a success value of zero or any value other than zero to indicate failure. |
Example Input Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data | Link | Yes | Link the Data field to any dropped Automation Object that produces a string, number, date, or array. |
| File Name | Number | Yes | C:\folder1\file1.txt |
| Delimiter | Character | No | <intentionally left blank> |
| Append | Boolean | No | Optionally append to the file name specified if file already exists. |
| Invoke | Boolean | No | Optionally invoke the specified file to be opened on the device. |
Link the HTML object to this object in order to create an HTML file. The Invoke parameter will start the default browser.