using variables in file names

[Klaus Major]

Hi Nicholas,

> Is there anyway to create a file using a variable?
>
> Suppose I have a variable called sub and I want to save text to a file 
> named sub.txt where sub is a number from 1 to 100.
>
> Normally, I would write
>
> open file "sub.txt"
> put results & cr into file "sub.txt" at eof
> close file "sub.txt"
>
> How can I change the filename based on the current value of sub?
>
> Thanks!

this is an easy one.

You just have to build a string like:

open file (sub & ".txt")
put results & cr into file  (sub & ".txt") at eof
close file (sub & ".txt")


You can have it even shorter:

...
put results & cr into url("file:" & sub & ".txt")
...


That's all, have fun :-)


Regards

Klaus Major
k_major at osnabrueck.netsurf.de