I made a custom action to generate a file and insert input data into it.
However, I'm encountering an error during compilation.
cIs there an alternative method in FlutterFlow to create text or other types of files with input data?
Compilation error for custom action
Custom Code
function code
// Automatic FlutterFlow imports
import '/backend/backend.dart';
import '/backend/schema/structs/index.dart';
import '/flutter_flow/flutter_flow_theme.dart';
import '/flutter_flow/flutter_flow_util.dart';
import '/custom_code/actions/index.dart'; // Imports other custom actions
import '/flutter_flow/custom_functions.dart'; // Imports custom functions
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
// Begin custom action code
// DO NOT REMOVE OR MODIFY THE CODE ABOVE!
import 'dart:io';
import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
// Define the FFUploadedFile class with filePath and fileContents parameters
class FFUploadedFile {
final String filePath;
final String fileContents;
FFUploadedFile({
required this.filePath,
required this.fileContents,
});
}
// Function to create a text file and return FFUploadedFile
Future<FFUploadedFile?> textToFileAction(dynamic input) async {
try {
// Get the directory for the app's documents
final directory = await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();
// Create a new file in the directory with a unique name
final file = File('${directory.path}/myFile.txt');
// Write the input data to the file
await file.writeAsString(input.toString());
// Read the file to ensure the data was written correctly
final contents = await file.readAsString();
// Create a new FFUploadedFile object with the file path and contents
final uploadedFile = FFUploadedFile(
filePath: file.path,
fileContents: contents,
);
// Return the uploaded file
return uploadedFile;
} catch (e) {
// Handle any errors that occur during file creation
print('Error creating text file: $e');
return null; // Return null in case of error
}
}
Yes
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