I was going to place this post in the 'requests for ver 2.0' thread, but I'd like to hear other users thoughts about the subject first.

We've really become dependant on the WriteLN window. It is a great way to get a quick display of data and it's easy to program in to our application (doesn't require all the coding to write to a file, etc.) Its a great way to present data quickly and efficiently for viewing or copying and pasting into other programs, etc. We use it all day, everyday.

I would love to see this invaluable tool get some more power. For instance;

a scroll bar
ability to keep the window on top of other windows
ability to 'save to file', print, etc.
ability to 'save to element'.

Now that I think about it, perhaps I should be using the F6 editor instead of the writeln window. Also, after writing this, maybe there is an easy way to send data to a simple HTML editor, instead. This would then allow the user to interact more easily with the data being displayed.

Any thoughts or comments?

Steve

Also 2.0 has FileOverWrite() which will make writing data out to a file easier. Syntax is FileOverWrite(filename as string, .. as String) the .. is the data you want to write out to the file. If the file already exists the command will remove it and then create a new one, otherwise it just creates a new one.

Ex:

FileOverWrite("C:\Sesame\Prog_Log.txt", "This is the First Line", @NewLine(), "This is the Second Line") 

-Ray

Steve,

If you want to you could write a subroutine youself that does what FileOverWrite() does, using the current version. Call it something like MyFileOverWrite(). You write the subroutine once and can call it from anywhere you want. Another useful one would also be MyFileAppend() that just appends data on to the end of an existing file.

Just some ideas to get you by until 2.0

-Ray

Steve,

Subroutine has to be in Global Code for each form you want to use it on.

-Ray