Livecode Builder -how t write to a file?

Mike Kerner MikeKerner at roadrunner.com
Sun Sep 11 11:20:40 EDT 2022


Try execute script
that throws you over the wall into LCS


On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 6:46 PM matthias rebbe via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Thanks Zryip,
>
> i think that is a good workaround. ;)
>
> Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> Matthias
>
>
> > Am 22.08.2022 um 00:38 schrieb zryip theSlug via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> >
> > Dear Matthias,
> >
> > I do not have the answer but a possible workaround.
> >
> > For debugging purposes I'm using the post message.
> >
> > In LCB add this handler:
> > private handler throwWidgetError(in pError as String) returns nothing
> >  post "catchWidgetError" with [pError]
> > end handler
> >
> > Call it by using:
> > throwWidgetError("Something to log")
> >
> > And catch it by adding this handler into the card script where you test
> > your widget:
> >
> > *command* catchWidgetError pTheError
> > *   put* pTheError & cr after msg
> > *end* catchWidgetError
> >
> > This might be verbose as the message box will take the focus, and the
> > widget will refresh, so logging in a file instead of the message box
> would
> > be a possibility.
> >
> > *command* catchWidgetError pTheError
> > *   write *pTheError to file "xxx"
> > *end* catchWidgetError
> >
> > On Sun, 21 Aug 2022 at 20:59, matthias rebbe via use-livecode <
> > use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi.
> >>
> >> From time to time and when time allows i am trying to get used to with
> >> Livecode Builder.
> >> For debugging i would like my lcb script to write some debug code to a
> >> file, but i really do not see how this can be done.
> >> I found the experimental com.livecode.file module and the operator 'the
> >> filecontents of file...', but unfortunately no script example.
> >>
> >> Does anyone know, if and how i can write some data to an external file
> on
> >> hard disk in LCB?
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Matthias
> >>
> >>
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