Actions: Disk I/O
ask for file path
Ask the user to set a desired file path. A filepath contains a filename and its folder path.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| FilePathVariable | The variable that will contain the filepath. It will contain ‘Cancel’ if the user cancelled the selection. |
| DefaultFileName | Pass a default file name to the selection dialog. |
ask for folder
Ask the user to select a folder.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| FolderSelectionVariable | The variable that will contain the selected folder. It will contain ‘cancel’ if user cancel’s the selection.Folder path INCLUDES the trailing slash / |
create a folder
Create a folder inside the user’s ‘documents’ folder.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| FolderName | The name of the folder to be created in the current user’s ‘documents’ folder |
list files
List the files in a specified folder inside current user’s ‘Documents’ folder.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| FolderName | The name of the folder to list the files from, inside current user’s ‘Documents’ folder |
| VariableName | The variable to load the file list into |
load a text file
Load a text file from specified folder inside current user’s ‘Documents’ folder.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| VariableName | The variable to load the text file into |
| FolderName | The name of the folder to load from, inside current user’s ‘Documents’ folder |
| FileName | Name of the text file to load |
load binary file
Load a binary file from specified folder inside current user’s ‘Documents’ folder.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| VariableName | The variable to load the binary file into |
| FolderName | The name of the folder to load from, inside current user’s ‘Documents’ folder |
| FileName | Name of the binary file to load |
save a binary file
Save a binary file into specified folder inside current user’s ‘Documents’ folder.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| VariableName | The variable to save into a binary file |
| FolderName | The name of the folder to save into, inside current user’s ‘Documents’ folder |
| FileName | Name of the binary file to save |
save a text file
Save a text file into specified folder inside current user’s ‘Documents’ folder.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| VariableName | The variable to save into a text file |
| FolderName | The name of the folder to save into, inside current user’s ‘Documents’ folder |
| FileName | Name of the text file to save |
select file
Ask the user to select one or more files.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| FileNameVariable | The variable that will contain only the file name of the selected file. Or a list of filenames, if multiple files are selected |
| SelectedFileVariable | The variable that will contain a line delimited list of selected files |
| AllowMultipleFiles | Set to true to allow for selection of multiple files |
set working folder
Set the working folder (inside the user’s ‘documents’ folder).
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| FolderName | The value to set variable to (input or another variable) |
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