LEGO NXT Create file command is ignored

Question

• Create an empty file on the brick using the FileOpenWriteCreate command;
• Use the FileWrite command to fill the empty file with the sound file bytes;
• Call to FileClose command to save changes and close;

Answer

• Call the create file command (LinearFileOpenWriteCreate or FileOpenWriteCreate depends on your file’s type), with the correct arguments (described below);
• Use the FileWrite command to fill the file with data. Rso files and all the supported files except the text files, are created only when their actual size is bigger than zero (not empty);
• Call the FileClose command to save changes and actually create the file on the flash memory of NXT’s brick;

• The command size is exactly 26 bytes 0x1A 0x00;
• The correct open file command is used:
  0x8B TextFileOpenWriteCreate- for textual files (txt and log extensions).
  This is the only file type that can be edited and read;
  0x89 LinearFileOpenWriteCreate- for executable files and for icons (rxe, sys, rpg, rtm, ric file types);
  0x81 FileOpenWriteCreate- for the rest of the file types;
• The name of the file contains 0x00 as a last character. The size of the name should be exactly 20 characters (including the 0x00 and the extension “.[file type]”). If the name of the file is less than 15 characters, just add 0x00 for every missing character.
• File size is sent as LSB and there is enough space for this size;
• Use the FileWrite to fill the file with data;
• Use the FileClose to save changes;

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