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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[parent::File]]
 
* [[parent::File]]
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* [[parent::FileMode]]
 
[[Category:Functions]]
 
[[Category:Functions]]
 
{{#set:Description=Open the file for write, read or append.}}
 
{{#set:Description=Open the file for write, read or append.}}
 
== Other Languages ==
 
== Other Languages ==
 
{{i18n|(File):open}}
 
{{i18n|(File):open}}

Revision as of 13:16, 3 January 2011

Open the file for write, read or append.

Function

Synopsis

ok = File:open( mode )

Arguments

FileMode mode
The mode to open the file in.

Returns

boolean ok
True on success, false otherwise.

Notes

If you are getting the error message "Could not set write directory", try setting the save directory. This is done either with love.filesystem.setIdentity or by setting the identity field in love.conf (only available with love 0.7 or higher).

See Also

Other Languages