IFile.OpenTextWriter

Syntax

OpenTextWriter(FileName: String; Truncate: Boolean): ITextWriter;

Parameters

FileName - path and name of the file that must be opened.

Truncate - parameter that determines whether a file is cleared during opening. True if it is.

Description

The OpenTextWriter method opens a file for writing in a text format and puts a cursor to the beginning of a file.

Example

Sub UserProc;
Var
    TextW: ITextWriter;
Begin
    If File.Exists("c:\New_folder\1.txt") Then
        TextW:=File.OpenTextWriter("c:\New_folder\1.txt", True);
        TextW.WriteDateTime(DateTime.Now);
    End If;
End Sub UserProc;

After executing the example the current date and time converted into a text format are written to the 1.txt file. The file is overwritten.