Tektronix KEITHLEY 2600B Series User Manual

Section 9: TSP command reference Series 2600B System SourceMeter® instrument Reference Manual
9-120 2600BS-901-01 Rev. F/August 2021
io.output()
This function assigns a previously opened file or opens a new file as the default output file.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function
Yes (see Details)
Usage
fileVar = io.output()
fileVar = io.output("newfile")
fileVar
The descriptor of the output file or an error message (if the function fails)
newfile
A file descriptor to assign (or the path of a file to open) as the default output file
Details
The path of the file to open may be absolute or relative to the current working directory.
When accessed from a remote node using the TSP-Link network, this command does not accept a
file descriptor parameter and does not return a value.
If the function fails, an error message is returned.
Example
local fileName = "/usb1/myfile.txt"
if fs.is_file(fileName) then
os.remove(fileName)
print("Removing file")
else
print("Nothing removed")
end
errorqueue.clear()
print("\n*** io.output")
myfile, myfile_err, myfile_errnum = io.open(fileName, "w")
myfile:write("Line 1")
myfile:close()
do
fileHandle = io.output(fileName)
print(fileHandle)
end
io.close(fileHandle)
print(fileHandle)
os.remove(fileName)
Assign the file to be the default output file.
Also see
io.input() (on page 9-118)
io.open() (on page 9-119)

Tektronix KEITHLEY 2600B Series Specifications

General

Brand	Tektronix
Model	KEITHLEY 2600B Series
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English