I cannot seperate data written to a notepad txt file with the "\n". When I open the txt file after I have written to it, it shows all on 1 line and has a little square in place of "\n".

I can however write the file as a wdl file, and when i open it, it will seperate the data on a newline.

Anybody know why notepad puts little sqaures in place of "\n", but wdl writes the return correctly?

Code:

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var fHandle;
action testCar {
  while(key_g == 0) { wait(1); }
  fHandle = file_open_write("Car1.txt");
  file_var_write(fHandle,int(my.x));
  file_str_write(fHandle,"\n");
  file_var_write(fhandle,int(my.y));
  file_str_write(fHandle,"\n");
  file_var_write(fHandle,int(my.z));
  file_close(fHandle);
}

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It displays in notepad like:
58 [] -3000 [] 64,
except the barckets are little squares, i don't know how to type them on my keyboard. If I write to "Car1.wdl" it displays in the script as:
58
-3000
64

I don't know whats wrong with notepad?

Thanks

-raiden

maybe try it with "file_asc_write(number)" for "\n":
Code:

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//replace these lines "file_str_write(fHandle,"\n");"
//by the following:
file_asc_write(fhandle,92); //writes "\"
file_asc_write(fhandle,110); //writes "n"

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Dunno if this helps, but it might be worth a try, oh and by the way:
notepad won't interpreted "\n" like a return (line break or whatever), as far as I know.

Hey raiden,
its me again
I just wrote a txt file with notepad with two lines:

Quote:

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Text
Text2

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Then I opened it with HexEdit and looked up the hex codes of the return sign.
Its: "0D 0A"
Now converted to decimal numbers (ascii) its: "13 10"
So I tested it with 3DGS and it works.
The line break is visible in notepad.
So you simply have to replace your
"file_str_write(fhandle,"\n");" with the following two lines:
Code:

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//.. your code before \n
file_asc_write(fhandle,13);
file_asc_write(fhandle,10);
//.. your code after \n

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So your complete code would look like this:
Code:

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var fHandle;
action testCar 
{
  while(key_g == 0) { wait(1); }
  fHandle = file_open_write("Car1.txt");

  file_var_write(fHandle,int(my.x));
  
  //add a new line here:
  file_asc_write(fhandle,13);
  file_asc_write(fhandle,10);

  file_var_write(fhandle,int(my.y));
  
  //add a new line here:
  file_asc_write(fhandle,13);
  file_asc_write(fhandle,10);

  file_var_write(fHandle,int(my.z));
  file_close(fHandle);
}

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