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I'm relatively new to JavaScript & JScript. Recently familiarized myself with the language.

Since I program in python before, I got some questions about writing files.

If there an API to write files to the HDD somewhere? A plain text file?

All I want to do is store a Date() whenever I click a menu button from a chat window. This Date() is associated with the Contact, so that whenever I click another menu button, it pulls up the time.

I'm doing this to futhur familiarize myself with the language.

Thanks for any help

Are you looking for the Scripting Documentation?

You write new scripts by going to Plus! > Preferences > Scripts > Create New.

Hope that helps.

Check a look at MSDN for Scripting.FileSystemObject. It has functions called CreateTextFile and WriteFile and Read file etc.

I looked at it, but I can't seems to write a file

code:

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    var ForAppending = 8;

    var fso, theFile;
    fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    theFile = fso.OpenTextFile("data.txt", ForAppending, true);
    theFile.WriteLine("Hello World!");
    theFile.Close();

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You probably dont have permission to create the file in that directory. Try this:

code:

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theFile = fso.OpenTextFile(MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath  + "/data.txt", ForAppending, true);

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The MsgPlus:: ScriptFilesPath property returns the full path to the current script's files.

quote:

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Originally posted by n3mo

Javascript code:

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theFile = fso.OpenTextFile(MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath  + "/data.txt", ForAppending, true);

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That is wrong...

Javascript code:

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theFile = fso.OpenTextFile(MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath  + "\\data.txt", ForAppending, true);

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Also, JScript doesn't define the IO mode constants for the FileSystemObject, so you need to define them yourself:

Javascript code:

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// In the global scope
var ForAppending = 8;
// Where you need to read the text file
theFile = fso.OpenTextFile(MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath  + "\\data.txt", ForAppending, true);

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or use their numerical value directly:

Javascript code:

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theFile = fso.OpenTextFile(MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath  + "\\data.txt", 8, true);

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Source: FileSystemObject.OpenTextFile on DevGuru

quote:

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Originally posted by matty
Also, JScript doesn't define the IO mode constants for the FileSystemObject, so you need to define them yourself:

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quote:

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Originally posted by ultimatebuster
I looked at it, but I can't seems to write a file

code:

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    var ForAppending = 8;

    var fso, theFile;
    fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    theFile = fso.OpenTextFile("data.txt", ForAppending, true);
    theFile.WriteLine("Hello World!");
    theFile.Close();

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OP did do that...

quote:

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Originally posted by matty
OP did do that...

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Oh dear, how could I have missed that? Was it because the code syntax wasn't highlighted? Was it because I just got back from a long day in school? Was it because I replied too fast?
* Matti hides.

In that case, matty's code should do the job just fine.

It is ok my little padwan learner... now go write some code to make up for it

Not to hijack the thread but we really should consider maybe releasing PB2 of Screenshot Sender...