Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 7: TSP command reference
2600BS-901-01 Rev. B / May 2013
7-109
Example
testFile, testError = io.open("testfile.txt", "w")
if testError == nil then
testFile:write("This is my test file")
io.close(testFile)
end
Opens file
testfile.txt
for
writing. If no errors were found
while opening, writes
"This is
my test file"
and closes the
file.
Also see
io.close()
(on page 7-106)
io.output()
This function assigns a previously opened file or opens a new file as the default output file.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function
Yes (see
Details
)
Usage
fileVar
= io.output()
fileVar
= io.output(
newfile
)
fileVar
The descriptor of the output file or an error message (if the function fails)
newfile
A file descriptor to assign (or the path of a file to open) as the default output
file
Details
The path of the file to open may be absolute or relative to the current working directory.
When accessed from a remote node using the TSP-Link network, this command does not accept a file descriptor
parameter and does not return a value.
If the function fails, an error message is returned.
Also see
io.input()
(on page 7-108)
io.open()
(on page 7-108)
io.read()
This function reads data from the default input file.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function
Yes
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