Write To File

This action can send a text value in the content of a file (e.g. txt, doc, docx, etc.)

Properties

Input

  • Text: a string variable, or a string value to be input in the file defined below.

  • File Name: set the file where the text defined upper to be input; either a variable or directly the file name.

Misc

  • Display Name: action display name in your implementation project.

  • Wait Before: number milliseconds robot to wait before executing the action.

  • Wait After: number milliseconds robot to wait until moving to the next action.

  • Abort on Error: True/False

  • Retry Times: Specifies the number of times to retry an action if it doesn't end successfully. Default value 0 (no retry); Use -1 if you want to retry indefinitely.

Use Case

Potential Use Cases

  • Write logs representing the application exceptions or warnings encountered by the robot during execution.

  • Write a report

  • Generate a contract based on a draft

Examples of Using Write to File

Example

In this example, the robot will write a text in a selected file.

Watch the robot in action:

You can see how the Write to File activity is used in an example that incorporates multiple activities. You can check and download the example from here:

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