FileIO Parent: Examples

This document provides some rudimentary code examples to demonstrate usage of the FileIO Parent Script.

Example code currently available:

1. Convert Text File Between Platforms

-- This handler converts a text file to a specific platform format.
-- (ie: this puts the correct line terminator at the end of each line)

-- sSrcFile: path/filename of source text file
-- sDestFile: path/filename of new file to create
-- sFormat: #win, #mac, #unix

-- e.g.: _Convert("d:\file_unix.txt", "d:\file_pc.txt", #win)

on _Convert sSrcFile, sDestFile, sDestFormat
  
  oFileRead = new(script "FileIO Parent", sSrcFile, #read)
  
  oFileWrite = new(script "FileIO Parent", sDestFile, #write)
  oFileWrite._DefineTerminator(sDestFormat)
  
  
  repeat while (NOT oFileRead._IsPastEOF()) -- if we are not at the end of the file
    sLine = oFileRead._ReadLine(#stripcr)   -- read a line and strip CR/LF characters
    oFileWrite._WriteLine(sLine, #addcr)    -- write line to new file, with new line terminator
  end repeat  
  
  
  oFileRead._Kill()      -- close the files
  oFileWrite._Kill()
  
  oFileRead = void       -- housekeeping cleanup
  oFileWrite = void
  
end