Cannot Write To FoirmulaOutput

[peter_colyer]

Hi Folks,

I have working es 10.6 script that writes to a file but in 11.3 it fails to write the file.

My complete self contained example is below. All debugPrint output follows below the script.

When I run the script in es 11.3, it does read a pre-existing file but fails to write a file in the same directory. There are NO errors in the Formula Output window.

What the heck?

Also, Windows Explorer cannot see the file that should have been written but can see the FormulaOutput folder.

I did search on-line and tried using (as admin) attrib -r -s /D /S C:\Users. That did not help.

Running eSignal as Admin did not help. Running in Windows 7 Compatibility mode and as Admin did not help.

Looks like there is no longer a way to configure the output folder as there was in 10.6.

Does anyone have a suggestion?

I am running -
eSignal 11.3 version 2455 (64 bit)
Windows 7 Professional SP1
VMware Fusion 4.1.1
OS X 10.7.2 on a 64 bit Mac Pro

<code>
//
//
function preMain() {
setPriceStudy(false) ;
setStudyTitle("z_file_write_read_test_es_11p3") ;
setShowTitleParameters(true) ;
}

var sVersion = getBuildNumber() ;
var sFormulaOutputRoot = getFormulaOutputRoot() ;
var sUserName = getUserName() ;

function main() {
var nBarState = getBarState() ;
if (nBarState == BARSTATE_ALLBARS) {

var msgNum = 0 ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " eSignal version is " + sVersion + "\n") ;

msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " formulaOutputRoot " + sFormulaOutputRoot + "\n") ;

msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " userName is " + sUserName + "\n") ;

msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " nBarState is " + nBarState + "\n") ;

var sOutText = "some data to write to a disk file."

msgNum++ ;
var fileOutPath = "debug_file_io.txt" ;
var fileHandle = new File(fileOutPath) ;
if (fileHandle.exists) {
debugPrint("\n") ;
msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " opening file " + fileOutPath + "\n") ;
fileHandle.open("w+") ;
} else {
debugPrint("\n") ;
msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " file did not exist " + fileOutPath + "\n") ;
}
if (!fileHandle.isOpen()) {
msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " did open file " + fileOutPath + "\n") ;
fileHandle.writeln(sOutText) ;
msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " wrote >" + sOutText + "< to " + fileOutPath + "\n") ;
debugPrint("\n") ;
fileHandle.close() ;
} else {
debugPrint("\n") ;
msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " could not open file " + fileOutPath + "\n") ;
debugPrint("\n") ;
}

fileHandle.open("r+") ;
if (!fileHandle.isOpen()) {
var sInText = fileHandle.readln() ;
fileHandle.close() ;
msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " read >" + sInText + "< from " + fileOutPath + "\n") ;
} else {
debugPrint("\n") ;
msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " could not open file " + fileOutPath + "\n") ;
debugPrint("\n") ;
}

var fileInPath2 = "other_preexisting_file.txt" ;
var fileHandle2 = new File(fileInPath2) ;
fileHandle2.open("rt") ;
var sInText2 = fileHandle2.readln() ;
fileHandle2.close() ;
debugPrint("\n") ;
msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " read >" + sInText2 + "< from " + fileInPath2 + "\n") ;
}

}
</code>

Output from the above script is:

msgNum 9 read >This file was created with Notepad.< from other_preexisting_file.txt

msgNum 8 read >null< from debug_file_io.txt

msgNum 7 wrote >some data to write to a disk file.< to debug_file_io.txt
msgNum 6 did open file debug_file_io.txt
msgNum 5 opening file debug_file_io.txt

msgNum 3 nBarState is 2
msgNum 2 userName is pcolyer
msgNum 1 formulaOutputRoot C:\Users\Peter Colyer\Documents\Interactive Data\FormulaOutput\
msgNum 0 eSignal version is 2455

[waynecd]

Hi,

I commented my revisions. It now works for me in both 10.6 and 11...
Note: your example didn't work in 10.6 either.

function preMain() {
setPriceStudy(false) ;
setStudyTitle("z_file_write_read_test_es_11p3") ;
setShowTitleParameters(true) ;
}

var sVersion = getBuildNumber() ;
var sFormulaOutputRoot = getFormulaOutputRoot() ;
var sUserName = getUserName() ;

function main() {
var nBarState = getBarState() ;
if (nBarState == BARSTATE_ALLBARS) {

var msgNum = 0 ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " eSignal version is " + sVersion + "\n") ;

msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " formulaOutputRoot " + sFormulaOutputRoot + "\n") ;

msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " userName is " + sUserName + "\n") ;

msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " nBarState is " + nBarState + "\n") ;

var sOutText = "some data to write to a disk file."

msgNum++ ;
var fileOutPath = "debug_file_io.txt" ;
var fileHandle = new File(fileOutPath) ;
if (fileHandle.exists) {
debugPrint("\n") ;
msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " opening file " + fileOutPath + "\n") ;
fileHandle.open("wt+") ;//should be "wt+" not "w+"
} else {
debugPrint("\n") ;
msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " file did not exist " + fileOutPath + "\n") ;
}
if (fileHandle.isOpen()) {//remove the "!" from (!fileHandle.isOpen())
msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " did open file " + fileOutPath + "\n") ;
fileHandle.writeln(sOutText) ;
msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " wrote >" + sOutText + "< to " + fileOutPath + "\n") ;
debugPrint("\n") ;
fileHandle.close() ;
} else {
debugPrint("\n") ;
msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " could not open file " + fileOutPath + "\n") ;
debugPrint("\n") ;
}

fileHandle.open("rt+") ;//should be "rt+" not "r+"
if (fileHandle.isOpen()) {//remove the "!" from (!fileHandle.isOpen())
var sInText = fileHandle.readln() ;
fileHandle.close() ;
msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " read >" + sInText + "< from " + fileOutPath + "\n") ;
} else {
debugPrint("\n") ;
msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " could not open file " + fileOutPath + "\n") ;
debugPrint("\n") ;
}

var fileInPath2 = "other_preexisting_file.txt" ;
var fileHandle2 = new File(fileInPath2) ;
fileHandle2.open("rt") ;
var sInText2 = fileHandle2.readln() ;
fileHandle2.close() ;
debugPrint("\n") ;
msgNum++ ;
debugPrint("msgNum " + msgNum + " read >" + sInText2 + "< from " + fileInPath2 + "\n") ;
}

} 

Wayne

[peter_colyer]

Wayne -
Thank you so much! Your suggestions worked! - of course.
Regards,
Peter

[waynecd]

Glad it worked.

Wayne