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outputPanel object 235

outputPanel.save()

Availability

Flash MX 2004.

Usage

outputPanel.save(fileURI [, bAppendToFile])

Parameters

fileURI

A string that specifies the local file to contain the Output panel’s contents.

bAppendToFile optional parameter, if it has a value of true, appends the Output panel’s

contents to the output file. If

bAppendToFile is false, the method overwrites the output file if it

already exists. The default value is

false.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Method; saves the contents of the Output panel to a local text file, in UTF-8 encoding. The local

filename must be specified as a URI. You can also specify that the contents be appended to the

contents of a local file, rather than being overwritten. If the URI is invalid or unspecified, an error

is reported.

This method is useful for batch processing. For example, you can create a JSFL file that compiles

several components. Any compile errors appear in the Output panel, and you can use this method

to save the resulting errors to a text file, which can be automatically parsed by the build system in

use.

Example

The following example saves the Output panel’s contents to the batch.log file in the /tests folder:

fl.outputPanel.save("file:///c|/tests/batch.log");

outputPanel.trace()