Create new file at runtime?

[ackley14 0]

So i'm working on a super simple logs library to make outputting errors/messages to a log alot simpler in a different program i'm working on. The issue is that i am completely unable to find a way to create a new file inside of code!

 

I remember in computercraft it was simply trying to open a file that didn't exist yet, would create a new one. but for some reason, it's not doing it in this instance.

 

my code is roughly:

local fname = "output.txt"
local file, err = io.open(fs.concat(shell.getWorkingDirectory(),"/logs/",fname),w)--i've tried both w and a

at this point i'm really not sure what i'm doing wrong! is there a specific function to create a new file? make directory only lets you create folders from what my experiences/documentation has said.

[Gorzoid 10]

Assuming you are require'ing the io and fs table, your only problem is that you need to put the w/r inside quotes, like "w"

[ackley14 0]

5 hours ago, Gorzoid said:

Assuming you are require'ing the io and fs table, your only problem is that you need to put the w/r inside quotes, like "w"

OH....i'm dumb....thankya. forgot that it defaults to r if no w/a is present and...without quotes..its not v.v. thanks kind stranger! ;_;