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Writing to an external file

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From: Paul Turner
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:53
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I want to put a button in my Authorware piece that saves a users test
report to a text file.  How do I do this?

This test report is plain text (with some variable-pointers) that will
not appear on the screen.  The user does a test, and then to see how
when they have done in the test, they should have to look at the text
file authorware creates after they click the button 'Save test report
to disk'.

I have considered the WriteExtFile function for this, but the two main
problems with this way of doing it are:

- I cannot use proper formatting in the report.  It seems to be just
ascii without wrapping. (unless I am mistaken?)

- I need a "browse" button to force the user to point to the folder
they want to save the file.

I am using Authorware5 and the package will be delivered on CD (not on
the web at all).

Any ideas?  The simpler and easier the better please!!

Thanks in advance,

Paul
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