Displaying text from .txt file in msgbox issues

[jbennett]

Hi everyone,

I seem to have a very strange problem with displaying some text in a msgbox that's within a .txt file. I can write to the file but cannot read from it.

Does anyone know what I may be doing wrong?. Thanks

#include <Date.au3>

$file = FileOpen(@scriptdir & "\test.txt", 2)

;FileWrite($file, _WeekNumberISO())

$test=Fileread($file,1)

msgbox (0,"TEST","",$test)

FileClose($file)

[Jos]

You will have to close it first before reading it.

[jbennett]

Thanks but i've tried that and it doesn't work

$test=Fileread(@scriptdir & "\test.txt")

msgbox (0,"TEST","",$test)

[PsaltyDS]

Thanks but i've tried that and it doesn't work

$test=Fileread(@scriptdir & "\test.txt")

msgbox (0,"TEST","",$test)

You missed the point. You can't have it open for write and read at the same time. FileClose() the write, then FileRead().

[jbennett]

I'm confused. I thought the code I just posted is correct

[Jos]

Your filehandle will be gone after you close it and you need to open it for read or use the filename.

#Tidy_Parameters=/rel 1
#include <Date.au3>
$file = FileOpen(@ScriptDir & "\test.txt", 2)
FileWrite($file, _WeekNumberISO())
FileClose($file)
$test = FileRead(@ScriptDir & "\test.txt")
MsgBox(0, "TEST", $test)

[jbennett]

Thanks,

That works as a whole but as soon as I comment out the write bit it doesn't display anything in the msgbox

#Tidy_Parameters=/rel 1
#include <Date.au3>
;$file = FileOpen(@ScriptDir & "\test.txt", 2)
;FileWrite($file, _WeekNumberISO())
;FileClose($file)
$test = FileRead(@ScriptDir & "\test.txt")
MsgBox(0, "TEST", $test)

Not sure why?

thanks

EDIT

----

Haha I know why, I didn't have any data in the .txt file.

Thanks

Edited November 3, 2008 by jbennett

[PsaltyDS]

Thanks,

That works as a whole but as soon as I comment out the write bit it doesn't display anything in the msgbox

Not sure why?

thanks

EDIT

----

Haha I know why, I didn't have any data in the .txt file.

Thanks

To quote the sage philosopher Homer: Doh!

[jbennett]

Haha

I have one final question to get this fully working.

Is it possible to write data to a hidden text file?. I don't really want to remove the hidden attribute.

Thanks

[Bert]

You may have better luck using a inifile to do what you need. It looks like you are trying to put in the weekday into a text file for reference.

iniread

iniwrite

[November]

Haha

I have one final question to get this fully working.

Is it possible to write data to a hidden text file?. I don't really want to remove the hidden attribute.

Thanks

Hi there,

Yes you can!

#Include <File.au3>

$file = "c:\test.txt"
_FileCreate($file)
FileSetAttrib($file, "+H")
FileWrite($file, "Got it!")
run("notepad c:\test.txt", "c:")

Cheers