Debugging tools?

[Burgs]

Hi,

How are "debugging" tools used in AutoIt? I have a "FileWrite" command in my script that is not writing to the file...I'd like to be able to see the return values (1 or 0), as well as the values stored in the variables I'm trying to write to the file...I don't see any obvious way of seeing this information? Thanks in advance.

[enaiman]

Couple of questions:

- have you opened your file in write mode? (option 2)

- have you closed the file before checking if something was written in?

- are you sure the filename and the path is correct?

About seeing the values: you can add anytime a couple messageboxes to display variables.

[Stumpii]

Hi,

How are "debugging" tools used in AutoIt? I have a "FileWrite" command in my script that is not writing to the file...I'd like to be able to see the return values (1 or 0), as well as the values stored in the variables I'm trying to write to the file...I don't see any obvious way of seeing this information? Thanks in advance.

Take a look at the debugger link in my signature.

[Burgs]

Thanks for the replies. I've got the following:

;write to the "source" file (append)

$source = FileOpen("C:\My Documents\1517.txt", 9)

;Check if file opened for reading OK

If $source = -1 Then

MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open 1517 file.")

Exit

EndIf

FileWrite($source, $AsDIFF & " " & $AgDIFF & " ")

MsgBox(0, "$source:", $source)

FileClose($source)

The statements do not return a "-1", however the MsgBox for "$source" is returning a numeric value (2)...shouldn't that return the path name for the file? I don't understand why that could be the case, and of course nothing writes to the file...

[Jos]

FileOpen() returns a FileHandle which can be used by FileRead/FileWrite/FileCLose statements. That is why you see a numeric value.

[enaiman]

Add the following line to your script and see what it returns:

MsgBox(0, "Content to write", $AsDIFF & " " & $AgDIFF & " ")

if this doesn't return anything then - you send only 2 whitespaces to that file.

$source = FileOpen("C:\My Documents\1517.txt", 9) 
If $source = -1 Then
    MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open 1517 file.")
    Exit
EndIf 
FileWrite($source, $AsDIFF & " " & $AgDIFF & " ") 
MsgBox(0, "Content to write", $AsDIFF & " " & $AgDIFF & " ")
FileClose($source)