WRITE

WRITE

WRITE file text [/Newline ... /Newline]

WRITE file format args /Format [/Newline ... /Newline]

Write text into a file connected to a file item. If no /Newline option is specified the text of the next write command will be placed in the same line. Format strings are described in Format Strings and Rules.

file

The name of a file item (opened for write access).

text

The output text (unformatted, written "as is").

format

The format string (see Format Strings and Rules).

args

The arguments (one for each variable format tag).

Example

#f := $(new file * test.txt /T /W)WRITE $#f 'this is %d format for %3.0f numbers' 1 0.2*10 /Newline /Format

The file test.txt contains the following line 'this is 1 format for 2 numbers'.