set text file

Write text to a file.
NameDescriptionTypeModifier
file name

Full path of target file.

StringNone
text

Text to be written to the file.

StringNone
type

(Optional) Type of action to be taken.

Allowable values:

  • new: Create a new file and write the text to that file.
  • append: Append the text to the current contents of an existing file.

Default Value: new
Value Setnew, append
None
This action may be used within the following project items: test modules and user-defined actions.
The following settings are applicable to this action: remove double quotes from cells.
                                
                                    	file		
check file exists	d:\Example.txt		
&nbsp			
	file name	text	type
set text file	d:\Example.txt	TestArchitect helps automate test more than ever.	append
&nbsp			
	file		
check file not exists	d:\Hello.txt		
&nbsp			
	file name	text	type
set text file	d:\Hello.txt	Welcome to TestArchitect	new
                                
                            
  • Observe the following format for the file path:
    • Windows platform: Use backward slashes as separators for the path.
    • Linux platform: Use forward slashes as separators for the path. (Note that network paths are not supported)
  • Note that this built-in action is not currently supported on macOS or mobile platforms.
  • This built-in action supports files with extension: .txt, .log, .dat.
  • type argument:
    • If the specified value is new, but the file already exists, TestArchitect automatically overwrites the existing file with the new file.
    • If the specified value is append, but the file does not exist, TestArchitect automatically creates a new file and writes the text to the newly created file.
  • This action supports the <ignore> modifier. If the string <ignore> is present as the value of any of the arguments, or any argument contains an expression that evaluates to <ignore>, the action is skipped during execution.

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