Is it possible to create a text file from scratch?

Question

I'm using a text file to keep a number that is used in controlled documents.

For example file contents can be: 17-154. So when we need to create a new controlled document it will be 17-155 and so forth.

All that works fine, but:

- What if the text file does not exist?

I would like to create a text file from scratch and write '17-001' to it...

Any ideas?

Thanks guys.

4everJang · Accepted Answer

var oFile = new File( sFileName );oFile.encoding = "UTF-8";if( !oFile.open('w'){ alert( "Cannot create file: " + sFileName ); return false;}oFile.writeln( "Whatever you want to write to the file" );oFile.close( );If you want to append text to an existing file, use oFile.open('a') instead. Don't forget to close the file after writing to it.Good luckJang

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