saveString() question

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Sparked

in Programming Questions • 1 year ago

When I use the saveString() function it saves the file to my processing sketches folder (as it should according to http://processing.org/reference/saveStrings_.html); however, I would like to save to a different location on my computer such as C:\Savedfiles.

Is there anyway to do this?

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PhiLho

Re: saveString() question

1 year ago

Yes, just put the absolute path. Use Unix-style separators: C:/SavedFiles

Sparked

Re: saveString() question

1 year ago

Great! Thanks phi.lho. I got another question for you, if you don't mind.

Say I am saving data to this file but the data is coming in gradually (every 5 minutes lets say). If I use the saveString command with the same file name every 5 minutes will it just overwrite the previous data or will it add to the previous file?

PhiLho

Re: saveString() question

1 year ago

It overwrites.
There are solutions posted showing how to append text, somewhere on the forum.
IIRC, PrintWriter can be a search keyword.

Sparked

Re: saveString() question

1 year ago

Thanks again! I'll share my code once I get it all working in-case anyone else needs to do somethign similar.

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