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# File Save Content

Saves the content of a file.

Action available for the following operating systems:

![](/files/-MAlQBZuuTnc6hyzKSVQ)

### Parameters

* **File Name** *\<string> -* The name of the saved file. The user should indicate the full path of the file.
* **Value** *\<unquoted string> -* The control or variable where the data that the user wants to save is stored.
* **Encoding** *\<unquoted string> -* Indicates the file encoding to use.
  1. Unicode UTF-16 LE (each character uses 2 bytes)
  2. ANSI/BINARY (each character uses 1 byte)
  3. Unicode UTF-8 (each character uses 1 byte to 4 bytes)
* **Coded** *\<unquoted string> -* Defines if the saved data is being coded or not. If user chooses YES to this parameter, values between '<' and '>' are considered to be the ASCII value and will be converted to the respective char, otherwise nothing happens.

{% hint style="info" %}
In Unicode UTF-16 LE, the BOM (Byte Order Mark) 0xFEFF will be added to the beginning of the file.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
In Unicode UTF-8, no BOM (Byte Order Mark) will be added.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
If the file already exists, its contents are overwritten.
{% endhint %}