WriteTextFile Method

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WriteTextFile saves UTF-8 text to a file with BOM UTF-8 encoding.

Syntax

Javascript (Usage)
Javascript (Specification)

var value; // Type: boolean

// Parameters
var FileName; // Type:  string
var Text; // Type:  string
var Encoding; // Type:  string

value = WriteTextFile(FileName, Text, Encoding);

function WriteTextFile( 
   FileName : string,
   Text : string,
   Encoding : string
) : boolean;

Parameters

FileName: Absolute path and file name of the file.
Text: Text to save.
Encoding: Reserved, this must be "UTF-8".

Example

Javascript

function OnDesignerSaveFormAs(e, no_dialog)
{
	var title = "Save WebForm";
	var path = APP_PATH;
	var filename = WEB_FORM.filename || WEB_FORM[$NAME] + ".json";
	var filter = "WebForm JSON File|*.json|All Files|*.*";

	if (!filename || no_dialog == undefined)
	{
		filename = ShowSaveFileDialog(title, path, filter, filename);
	}

	if (filename) 
	{
		EditorReadCurrentViewState();

		var FORM = {
			
			CONTROLS: [],
			
			CLIENT_TIER_SCRIPT: CLIENT_TIER.model.getValue(),
			CLIENT_BREAKPOINTS: EditorGetModelBreakPoints(CLIENT_TIER.model),
			CLIENT_TIER_VIEW: CLIENT_TIER.viewstate,

			SERVER_TIER_SCRIPT: SERVER_TIER.model.getValue(),			
			SERVER_BREAKPOINTS: EditorGetModelBreakPoints(SERVER_TIER.model),
			SERVER_TIER_VIEW: SERVER_TIER.viewstate,

			SQL_STATEMENTS: db_statements(),
			W2_CONTROL_INDEX: W2_CONTROL_INDEX,
		};

		FORM.CONTROLS = w2ui_webform_controls();
		var json = JSON.stringify(FORM, null, "\t");
		WriteTextFile(filename, json, "utf-8");
		WEB_FORM.filename = filename;
		
		$("#x-w2ui-menu-save-as").w2tag({			
			html: "Saved " + filename,
			hideOnKeyPress: true,
			hideOnBlur: true, 
			hideOnClick: true,
		});
	}
}

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