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Name -- Syntax / Description
dir
dir( path, location, entries var )
Reads a directory list in path.
Returns the number of files found or 0 (zero) if none are found. The parameter entries returns an array of file names found.
  • path = The path to a directory relative to the location
  • location = "data" or "script"
  • entries = array of resultant file names
file_append
file_append( path, location, outputdata var )
Appends data to the end of the file in path.
Returns length of outputdata or -1 on error. file_append() will not create a file, but return -1 if the file does not exist.
  • path = fully qualified path to the file
  • location = location of the output file - 'data' or 'script'
  • outputdata = string variable containing the data to append
file_create
file_create( path, location, outputdata var )
Creates and appends data to the file in path.
Returns length of outputdata or -1 on error. file_create() will not append to an existing file, but return -1 if the file exists.
  • path = fully qualified path to the file
  • location = location of the output file - 'data' or 'script'
  • outputdata = string variable containing the data to append
file_read
file_read( path, location, inputdata var )
Reads a file.
Returns length of inputdata or -1 on error or file does not exist.
  • path = fully qualified path to the file
  • location = location of the input file - 'data' or 'script'
  • inputdata = string variable containing the data read
miva_lockfile
miva_lockfile( path, location )
Creates and locks a lockfile. Similar to the behavior of MvLOCKFILE without the closing /MvLOCKFILE behavior. It also creates the exact filename, rather than appending ".lck" to the filename as MvLOCKFILE does.
Returns 1 if sucessful, -1 if fails
  • path = fully qualified path to the file
  • location = location of the file - 'data' or 'script'
  • Use fdelete() or sdelete() to delete the lockfile.
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