filewriter.md

The file library helps to create files on the server and remove them when needed.

Writer()

Initialization

This method creates an object for the file library.

	var fileWriter = new Writer();

fileWriter.writeToFile

This method writes the specified data to a file in txt/doc format. On successful write, a URL is returned, which points to the file's location on the server.

• host: The server on which the Platform is running
• data: String that is to be written to a file
• file_name: File name as a string

Example:

	var fileWriter = new Writer();
	var text = "This is a test string";
	var fileName = "Test.doc";
	fileWriter.writeToFile("yourdomain.com", text, fileName, function(err,url) {
		if (err) {
			resp.error("Write failed");
		} else {
			resp.success(url);
		}
	});

file_writer.removeFile

This method removes the file from the server on which it is stored. It cannot be retrieved again.

• file_name: File name to be removed as a string

Example:

	var fileWriter = new Writer();
	var fileName = "test_syskey/Test.doc";
	fileWriter.removeFile(fileName, function(err,url) {
		if (err) {
			resp.error("Write failed");
		} else {
			resp.success(url);
		}
	});