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Write Text File

UiPath.Core.Activities.WriteTextFile

Writes the specified text into a file. The pre-existing text is overwritten.

To learn how to use this activity, see Tutorial: Working with Files and Folders.

In the Body of the Activity

  • Text - Click plus button on the right side of the field and then, from the menu, choose one of the available options to indicate the text to add:
    • Text from an application added to a card or from the Excel Workspace. For example, select an Excel file and then select a cell, or indicate a field from a selected email in Outlook that contains the text.
    • Use Saved Value - Select text output from another activity that you previously saved for later use in the project.
    • Text - Enter text in the Text Builder.
    • Open in Advanced Editor - Enter a VB expression.
  • Write to filename - Click browse files next to the field and then browse to and select the file where to add the text. Alternatively, you can click plus button on the right side of the field and then, from the menu, choose one of the available options to indicate the file:
    • Data from an application added to a card or from the Excel Workspace. For example, select an Excel file and then select a cell that contains a file path, or indicate a field from a selected email in Outlook that contains a file path.
    • Use Saved Value - Select a value in the form of a file path that you previously saved for later use in the project.
    • Text - Enter a file path in the Text Builder.
    • Open in Advanced Editor - Enter a VB expression.

Properties

Common

  • DisplayName - The display name of the activity.

File

  • Encoding - The encoding type to be used. You can find the complete list of codes for each character encoding here. To specify the encoding type to be used, use the value from the Name field. If no encoding type is specified, the activity will search for the file's Byte Order Marks to detect the encoding. If no Byte Order Marks are detected, the system ANSI code page is selected by default. This field supports String variables.
  • FileName - See Filename in the body of the activity.

Input

Misc

  • Private - If selected, the data used in the activity is not logged by StudioX.

Updated 2 years ago


Write Text File


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