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# fprints

fprints -- Similar to prints but prints to a file.

## Description

Similar to prints but prints to a file.

## Syntax

fprints "filename", "string" [, kval1] [, kval2] [...]

## Initialization

"filename" -- name of the output file.

"string" -- the text string to be printed. Can be up to 8192 characters and must be in double quotes.

## Performance

kval1, kval2, ... (optional) -- The k-rate values to be printed. These are specified in "string" with the standard C value specifier (%f, %d, etc.) in the order given.

fprints is similar to the prints opcode except it outputs to a file. For more information about output formatting, please look at printks's documentation.

## Examples

Here is an example of the fprints opcode. It uses the files fprints.orc and fprints.sco.

Example 1. Example of the fprints opcode.

    /* fprints.orc */
    /* Written by Matt Ingalls, edited by Kevin Conder. */
    ; Initialize the global variables.
    sr = 44100
    kr = 4410
    ksmps = 10
    nchnls = 1

    ; Instrument #1 - a score generator example.
    instr 1
      ; Print to the file "my.sco".
      fprints "my.sco", "%!Generated score by ma++\\n \\n"
    endin
    /* fprints.orc */

    /* fprints.sco */
    /* Written by Matt Ingalls, edited by Kevin Conder. */
    ; Play Instrument #1.
    i 1 0 0.001
    /* fprints.sco */

This example will generate a file called "my.sco". It should contain a line like this:

    ;Generated score by ma++

## See Also

prints

## Credits

Author: Matt Ingalls
January 2003

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