Saving a string created when a program is run

[edpat]

Hello all,
Just new to LB and fumbling but learning and enjoying.
I'd like to be able to save data stored on a string while a program was running, to be specific the MouseX and MouseY locations when mouse button is clicked, onto a file outside the program so that I can view it when the program is ended,
Is this possible? Is it easy enough for a novice to manage?
Thanks for any advice.

[Rod]

Have read at this, mouse movements are usually trapped in graphicbox, is that what you plan?

libertybasiccom.proboards.com/thread/1740/saving-retrieving

[tenochtitlanuk]

This sort of thing?? It saves a csv file you can read back in LB or as text or into a spreadsheet..



   nomainwin

   WindowWidth  =860
   WindowHeight =600


   open "Save mouse-click positions" for graphics_nsb_nf as #wg

   #wg "trapclose quit"

   #wg "down ; size 5"
   #wg "when leftButtonDown saveMousePosn"

   open "Positions.csv" for output as #fOut

   wait

   sub saveMousePosn h$, x, y
       #wg "set "; x; " "; y
       #fOut x; ","; y
   end sub

   sub quit h$
       close #fOut
       close #h$
       end
   end sub


[bplus]

Yes very doable, I have recreated writing /drawing with mouse that way.

Do you know how to poll mouse, usually when left button down, and compare to last poll for differences eg using variables like lastMouseX, lastMouseY (globals). Oh wait, you said clicks, even easier!

[edpat]

Thanks all for these thoughtful and considerate replies. I will have to slowly, a step at a time, follow the suggestions and try to work it out.
I greatly appreciate it.