can

FileWrite

overwrite contents of an existing file, or will i need to

FileDelete if FileExists

and then

FileWrite

?

Did you try? What happened?

i haven’t tried yet, i’m still reading up on everything before getting into the code. just trying to figure out what all i need to do to accomplish the program.

Also, cfdocs.org can probably answer this.

Fair enough. I recommend you start with the simplest code, which would be to just write the file. Run the code twice. If it overwrites? Cool: no further action to worry about. If it errors... then decide how to deal with it. Don't try to solve problems you don't have yet

Good advice, thanks friends.

@Rodney I looked at the CF and Lucee docs, and they don't say anything. Nor does cfdocs. But it's always good to start with the docs, yes. And @Cody Kaczynski then you can include in your question "I looked at the docs here [url] and it doesn't say one way or the other". Saves us making suggestions to RTFM if you have RTFMed. And... like... always RTFM first 😉

Yeah I should’ve mentioned I did look at Cfdocs but it didn’t answer my question. That’s how I learned about those methods to begin with

OK, so write two lines of code that write to the same file twice and see what happens. That's super quick to test

Well, there is a fileAppend as well. 😉

Will do 🙂

(I would have to do this to answer your questions, as will most other ppl, so... you might as well try it and answer it for us!)

I agree with Adam though. Test first and if you have a problem then ask and supply test code, the error received, and what you were expecting.

NB: I know I'm being a bit of a pain and not just answering the frickin question, but it's better in the long run to get into the habit of doing some investigation first. And as a quid pro quo, I'll stick with ya as other stuff crops up.

late to this but if anyone was curious,

FileWrite

doesn’t need the file to exist, and it will also overwrite the existing contents 🙂