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Writes a file with the given container.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
Container | 6.4 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Parameter | Description | Example |
---|---|---|
Data | The container field or value to save. | $Image |
FilePath | The native file path. Something like "/Users/cs/desktop/test.jpg" on Mac and "C:\Programs\Data\test.jpg" on Windows. Files without path end in the root directory on Mac. | "test.jpg" |
Returns OK or error.
Read a file and write it elsewhere
Set Variable [$Image; Value:MBS( "Container.ReadFile"; "/Users/cs/Pictures/Test.jpg")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "Container.WriteFile"; $Image; "/Users/cs/Desktop/target.jpg")]
Export a container to desktop:
# get path stored in the container field
Set Variable [ $ContainerPath ; Value: GetAsText ( Contacts::Photo Container ) ]
# get the file name portion
Set Variable [ $ContainerName ; Value: MBS( "Path.LastPathComponent"; $ContainerPath ) ]
# take a folder on the computer, e.g. desktop
Set Variable [ $DesktopFolder ; Value: MBS( "Folders.UserDesktop" ) ]
# build path with file name on that folder
Set Variable [ $FilePath ; Value: MBS( "Path.AddPathComponent"; $DesktopFolder; $ContainerName ) ]
# and export the content of container to that path
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "Container.WriteFile"; Contacts::Photo Container; $FilePath ) ]
Write a HTML file and an image file to load in web viewer:
Set Variable [ $folder ; Value: MBS( "Folders.UserTemporary" ) ]
Set Variable [ $path ; Value: MBS( "Path.AddPathComponent"; $folder; "test.jpg" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "Container.WriteFile"; Images::Image; $path ) ]
#
Set Variable [ $html ; Value: "<html><body><p>Hello World</p><img src=test.jpg width=300></body></html>" ]
Set Variable [ $path ; Value: MBS( "Path.AddPathComponent"; $folder; "test.html" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "Text.WriteTextFile"; $html; $path ) ]
#
Set Variable [ $URL ; Value: MBS( "Path.FilePathToFileURL"; $Path ) ]
Set Web Viewer [ Object Name: "web" ; URL: $URL ]
This function is free to use.
Created 6th September 2016, last changed 26th October 2023