File Output

[nyttimangus]

File Output seems to be non-existent in 3.2.1. I can't create a file with openFileOutPut() or edit a file with openFileOutPut(). With the same code I can manipulate files in 3.1.

[swordmaster2k]

Please post some sample code.

Thanks.

[nyttimangus]

//This doesn't work (new file)
openFileOutput("ATextDocument.txt", "Misc"); //This should create a new file
filePut("ATextDocument.txt", "How do you do?"); //NOTE: Only writes the H
filePrint("ATextDocument.txt", "ow do you do?") //Writes the whole line
closeFile("ATextDocument.txt"); //Closes the file
//^^Check this by seeing whether "ATextDocument.txt" exists in the "Misc" folder (make sure to show all file types)

//Nor does this work (pre-existent file)
openFileOutput("start.tem", "Chrs"); //This should erase the file
filePut("start.tem", "How do you do?"); //NOTE: Only writes the H
filePrint("start.tem", "ow do you do?") //Writes the whole line
closeFile("start.tem"); //Closes the file
//^^Check these results by opening "start.tem" with notepad

//This works fine though
openFileInput("start/start_defend.anm", "Misc");
debugger(fileInput("start/start_defend.anm"));
closeFile("start/start_defend.anm");

[swordmaster2k]

This bug is being flagged with the highest priority.

First to be investigated...

[swordmaster2k]

Issue appears to be in CFile.cpp, while the data is being put into the memory i.e. "How do you do?" it is never actually wrote out before the file is closed.

Should be easy to resolve.

[swordmaster2k]

Please clarify the following in the example below:

• Step 1: If ATextDocument.txt does not a first exist the engine should create it.
• Step 2: If ATextDocument.txt does exist it should open the existing version and overwrite the data.
• Step 3: If ATextDocument.txt does exist it should read the contents of the file.

The result should be "Hello space!".

// Step 1: 
openFileOutput("ATextDocument.txt", "Misc"); 
filePrint("ATextDocument.txt", "Hello world!") ;
closeFile("ATextDocument.txt"); 

// Step 2:
openFileOutput("ATextDocument.txt", "Misc");
filePrint("ATextDocument.txt", "Hello space!"); 
closeFile("ATextDocument.txt");

// Step 3:
openFileInput("ATextDocument.txt", "Misc");
debugger(fileInput("ATextDocument.txt"));
closeFile("ATextDocument.txt");

[nyttimangus]

Presuming that is directed at me, that is correct. That is how the code should behave.

[swordmaster2k]

I ran some more tests against the fix and file I/O from my limited results it is working, I just forgot to ensure files are opened for writing as well as reading when open is called on them.

Closed.

[nyttimangus]

Ok. I finally got around to actually testing this, and the "Step 2" above does not actually overwrite the file. Reading and writing seem to work fine, but overwriting does not work.

[swordmaster2k]

Minor issue, I'll correct it over the coming days.