Livecode Builder -how t write to a file?

[Mike Kerner]

>From Brian, answering the same question on the LCB Missing Manual repo
"See the contents of file File in the LCB dictionary. The actual name is
FileContents"

On Sun, Sep 11, 2022 at 11:20 AM Mike Kerner <MikeKerner at roadrunner.com>
wrote:

> 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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On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth
On the second day, God created the oceans.
On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours,
   and did a little diving.
And God said, "This is good."