stringtrimright

[ReaImDown]

why does this not trim right?

#include<misc.au3>
$file = FileOpen("testing.txt",1)
while 1
    if _IsPressed("08") then StringTrimRight($file,1);backspace
    if _IsPressed("5a") Then;Z
        FileClose($file)
        Exit
    EndIf
WEnd

[Ealric]

why does this not trim right?

#include<misc.au3>
$file = FileOpen("testing.txt",1)
while 1
    if _IsPressed("08") then StringTrimRight($file,1);backspace
    if _IsPressed("5a") Then;Z
        FileClose($file)
        Exit
    EndIf
WEnd

You have your file open in write mode. You aren't reading anything in the file. Use FileRead to read the data and assign it to a variable and trim the variable.

[FireFox]

@ReaImDown

FileRead is properly used for read files...

Cheers, FireFox.

[ReaImDown]

@ReaImDown

FileRead is properly used for read files...

Cheers, FireFox.

is there any other way?

[Ealric]

#include<misc.au3>
$file = FileOpen("testing.txt", 1)
$fileread = FileRead($file)
While 1
    If _IsPressed("08") Then StringTrimRight($fileread,1);backspace
    If _IsPressed("5a") Then;Z
        FileClose($file)
        Exit
    EndIf
WEnd

You need something along the lines of...

[ReaImDown]

#include<misc.au3>
$file = FileOpen("testing.txt", 1)
$fileread = FileRead($file)
While 1
    If _IsPressed("08") Then StringTrimRight($fileread,1);backspace
    If _IsPressed("5a") Then;Z
        FileClose($file)
        Exit
    EndIf
WEnd

You need something along the lines of...

that would be the slower way of doing it, is there anything quicker?

[Ealric]

Check out the user-defined functions for file management in the help file.

[Aceguy]

what is it your tring to achieve

[Jos]

If _IsPressed("08") Then $fileread = StringTrimRight($fileread,1);backspace

[Marlo]

If _IsPressed("08") Then $fileread = StringTrimRight($fileread,1);backspace

ahh beat me to it, cant believe no one else noticed that