File

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This is a Global object. You must not create an instance of it as one is always available for your use.

Provides methods that can be used to manipulate files. NOTE: this is a global object so an instance is always available to use – you do not need to ever create additional instances.

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Methods

void Write(String filename, String fileContents)

Writes a file that contains the supplied content. If the file doesn’t exist it will be created. If it already existed then the contents will be overwritten.

PARAMETERS

  • filename – full path of the file to write the data to.
  • fileContents – the string to write into the file.

void Read(String filename, String fileContents)

Reads the contents of a file into a String.

PARAMETERS

  • filename – full path of the file to read.
  • fileContents – the string to receive the contents of the file.

void CreateShortcut(String shortcutFilename, String targetFilename)

AVAILABLE SINCE: 2.0.22b Creates a .lnk shortcut file that points to a targetFilename.

bool Exists(String path)

Returns true if the path/file exists.

void Delete(String filename)

Deletes the specified file.

void Copy(String srcFilename, String destFilename)

AVAILABLE SINCE: 2.0.30b Copies the source file to the destination location, overwriting the destination file if it exists.

void Move(String srcFilename, String destFilename)

AVAILABLE SINCE: 2.0.30b Moves the source file to the destination location. The destFilename must not already exist.