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writeValue()

Syntax

    file("whichFile").writeValue(whatValue)

Description

Multiuser Server server-side function; writes a Lingo value to a file. All core lingo types are supported (void, integer, string, symbol, floating-point number, list, propertyList, point, rect, color, date, media, picture, 3D vector, and 3D transform). All other values are written as `VOID`. This function returns `0` if the operation succeeded, `1` if it failed. The file will be created if it does not yet exist.

Example

These server-side statements write an image value to the file Tempimage.tmp:

    -- get the image data from the content of a message sent by
    -- the movie
    theImage = fullMsg.content

    -- write value to the file
    file("HardDrive:Images:Tempimage.tmp").writeValue(theImage)

See also

`write()`