How to export a variable containing a text list into my computer?

[nathalierun]

Hi,
I'm trying to export a list as said by @jguille2 in this post:

Feature request: outputting data to computer

It would be great to have a way to save files onto the computer, maybe as .txt files, or to download an image, via code. I know it's possible to do it by right clicking a variable and exporting/importing it, but it would be very useful to do it with code.

Uses

It would make it possible to make a program which, for example, gets information from a website and exports it to a .txt file. Another use could be for a website creator; in snap! you could make the code so that you can design a website f…

So I did that:

But it doesn't work. I'm sorry but I don't know how to code with Javascript.
Thank you for any help.

[nieznajomyh]

it's possible

[nieznajomyh]

It's from LunarOS , check this:

[dardoro]

[nathalierun]

Thanks @dardoro but it doesn't work.

[nieznajomyh]

It working?

@nieznajomyh

[dardoro]

Sorry, it saves a simple var containg text.
Complex structure like lists must be serialized to be saved.
List API has a methods to choose from, depending on further processing

asText()                - answer my elements (recursively) concatenated
asCSV()                 - answer a csv-formatted String of myself
asJSON()

according to my example : v.asJSON()

[nathalierun]

Yes @dardoro ! It works !!!

Thank you very much !!!

[sullivan658]

To import values from a file into a model, the file must contain the names of the variables in the model that you want to import values into, and the values that you want to import.

[ego-lay_atman-bay]

to import variables from a file, just drag and drop the file into snap, and then it'll create a new variable with the file name as the variable name. I don't get where you're getting "model" from.

[nieznajomyh]

solution is this reply:

@dardoro

Sorry, it saves a simple var containg text.
Complex structure like lists must be serialized to be saved.
List API has a methods to choose from, depending on further processing

asText()                - answer my elements (recursively) concatenated
asCSV()                 - answer a csv-formatted String of myself
asJSON()

according to my example : v.asJSON()

[joecooldoo]

It's one of those bots.

[348663451y]

Snap! Build Your Own Blocks there is a block in there to save files in any ext

[sirhopsalot]

how do you know?

[joecooldoo]

Every single one that has said something like that has been deleted because they were a bot.

[sirhopsalot]

it says 20 posts read.

[joecooldoo]

[sirhopsalot]

crap I didn't see that.