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Re: [ECS] File help, please Scott Danks Fri, 04 Aug 2000 12:02:21 -0500

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 Fri, 04 Aug 2000 12:02:21 -0500
I will be out of the office until 8/14/00.  I will get your message then.

Thank You,
Scott Danks

>>> "ecs-list@netbloc.com" 08/04/00 11:30 >>>

If you set a FILE Item to a TEXT Item, ECS will
write that Text the the file.
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
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Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST


"A.J. Griglak" wrote:
> 
> I just can't grasp the reading and writing to files.
> 
> What is the difference between an item of type TEXT with a value of
> @filename.ext and an item of type FILE with a value of filename.ext?
> 
> Also, I'd like to log the contents of two seperate files in one log on the
> same line.
> 
> For example, the contents of FILE1.TXT is TEXT#1 BLAH, the contents of
> FILE2.TXT is TEXT#2.
> I would like the log to look like this:
> 
> 8/3, 11:30: TEXT#1 BLAH, TEXT#2
> 
> I can figure out the date and time, but no matter what I do, I can't get the
> file contents to log...
> 
> TIA,
> 
> -=A.J.

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