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ingenium (Posted 2007) [#1]

file = WriteFile("debug.dat") WriteString(file,1) CloseFile(file) In debug.dat i find " 1" instead of "1". why?

CodeOrc (Posted 2007) [#2]

I dunno about using an absolute value in the WriteString(x,x) command because I use dynamic variables for all my high score saves and loads. Maybe b3d is seeing numbers in 10's, 1000's like "01" instead of "1" ? But, I am new to using this stuff, so not sure.

GfK (Posted 2007) [#3]

WriteString writes a four-byte header containing the length of the string (and some other info, if I recall). It clearly mentions this in the documentation.

b32 (Posted 2007) [#4]

I think then, you could better use WriteLine instead.

ingenium (Posted 2007) [#5]

Ok, roger that. Thank you.