# Write To File

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

## **Properties**

![](/files/-MfgIY7Hhv8qVPT1F1SQ)

### **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:

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/xItXmvAcpUE>" %}

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:

{% file src="/files/-MT5cYySSHhNOZvwqmb7" %}
Write To File sample project
{% endfile %}

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