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writeValue()

Syntax

file("whichFile").writeValue(whatValue)

Description

Multiuser Server server-side function; writes a Lingo value to a file. All core lingo types are supported (void, integer, string, symbol, floating-point number, list, propertyList, point, rect, color, date, media, picture, 3D vector, and 3D transform). All other values are written as VOID. This function returns 0 if the operation succeeded, 1 if it failed. The file will be created if it does not yet exist.

Example

These server-side statements write an image value to the file Tempimage.tmp:

-- get the image data from the content of a message sent by 
-- the movie
theImage = fullMsg.content

-- write value to the file
file("HardDrive:Images:Tempimage.tmp").writeValue(theImage)

See also

write()