Help with writing to file

[smasher511]

Hello all,

I'm parsing a data from xml file, where I have some notification info. I have set it up so it displays notifications when there is <count>number bigger than zero</count>, if it is <count>0</count> it hides the notification.

I would like to be able to dismiss these notifications by simply clicking on the number displayed, and for that I would need to write to xml file following data: <count>0</count>

How would I go about that?

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[MeasureGetCalls]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\WebParser
UpdateRate=10
URL=file://C:\ring.xml
RegExp="(?siU)<count>(.*)</count>"


[NumberOfNewCalls]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=Plugins\WebParser.dll
Url=[MeasureGetCalls]
StringIndex=1
IfEqualValue=0
IfEqualAction=[!HideMeter CallBubble][!HideMeter CallCountTXT][!Redraw]
IfAboveValue=0
IfAboveAction=[!ShowMeter CallBubble][!ShowMeter CallCountTXT][!Redraw] 
DynamicVariables=1

[MeasureScript]
Measure=Script
ScriptFile=#@#write.lua





; CALL

[CallIcon]
Meter=Image
ImageName=icons/call.png
x=-45r
y=0r
ImageAlpha=#IconAlpha#
ImageTint=#IconColor#

[CallBubble]
Meter=Image
ImageName=icons/small_circle.png
x=9r
y=-2r
ImageTint=#NotificationColor#
Hidden=1
LeftMouseUpAction=[!HideMeter CallBubble][!HideMeter CallCountTXT][!CommandMeasure MeasureScript Initialize()][!Redraw] 

[CallCountTXT]
MeasureName=NumberOfNewCalls
Meter=STRING
X=8r
Y=2r
StringAlign=Center
FontColor=#NotificationTXTColor#
FontSize=7
FontFace=Arial
AntiAlias=0
StringEffect=Shadow
Hidden=1
LeftMouseUpAction=[!HideMeter CallBubble][!HideMeter CallCountTXT][!CommandMeasure MeasureScript Initialize()][!Redraw] 

And in my lua script is this:

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function Initialize()
local file=io.open(SKIN:MakePathAbsolute('\ring.xml'), 'w')
   if file then
      io.output(file)
      file:write('<count>0</count>')   
   else
      print('Error: Invalid File Path.')
   end
   
   io.close(file)
End

It does not seem to work. Any help would be much appreciated.
thnks

[smurfier]

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function Initialize()
   local file=io.open(SKIN:MakePathAbsolute('\ring.xml'), 'w')
   if file then
      file:write('<count>0</count>')
      file:close() 
   else
      print('Error: Invalid File Path.')
   end
end

io.output is not necessary since you already opened the file in write mode. Your last end was capitalized where it should not have been.

[smasher511]

thanks for the info, I'll def look into it next time, I already went with the solution of running my exe cmd line app to write to file, as I've already used it in my skin before.