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Create Text File Activity

The Create Text File activity enables users to generate a new text file. This activity allows for specifying the file's name, path, type, and character encoding, along with options for header presence and overwriting existing files.

Field Description Requirement
Text Name Specifies a reference name for the text file to be created. Required
Text File Name Defines the full path, including the file name and extension, where the text file will be created. Required
Type Selects the format or type of the text document, such as CSV or plain text. Required
Has Header Indicates whether the first line of the text document should be treated as a header. Required
Delimiter Specifies the character used to separate fields within the text document, typically for CSV files. Optional
Encoding Determines the character encoding for the text file, such as UTF-8 or ISO-8859-1. Optional
Overwrite If true, an existing file or folder with the same name at the target path will be overwritten. If false, an error occurs if a file with the same name exists. Optional

Action Types & Examples

File Format Type

  • Format: string
  • Example Result: CSV_Default

Character Encoding Standard

  • Format: string
  • Example Result: UTF-8

Overwrite Behavior

  • Format: boolean
  • Example Result: true

Implementation Examples

Field Setup - Text Name: newText - Text File Name: C:tempnotes.txt - Type: CSV_Default - Has Header: true - Delimiter: ; - Encoding: UTF-8 - Overwrite: false

Execution Parameters

Technical Notes

If the Overwrite field is set to true: If no file or folder with the same name exists in the target directory, a new file is created. If a file or folder with the same name does exist, it is overwritten.

If the Overwrite field is set to false: If no file or folder with the same name exists in the target directory, a new file is created. If a file or folder with the same name does exist, the operation fails with an error message indicating that the folder already exists.

The Create file activity, found under File Operations, can also be utilized to create files with .txt and .csv extensions.