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dfArrSave()
Saves an array on a disk
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Syntax:

     dfArrSave( <aSource>, <cFileName> ) --> lSuccess

Parameters:

     <aSource>  Array to be saved
     <cFileName> File name. The file is created without testing if another
     file with the same name is already present on the disk.

Returns:

     <lSuccess> Is .T. if the operation was correctly performed

Description:

     Saves an array on a disk
     
     N.B.
     
     The array can only contain the following data types:
     
     +-------------------------------+
     |    Type     |   Description   |
     |-------------+-----------------|
     |      A      |   Array         |
     |      C      |   Character     |
     |      D      |   Date          |
     |      L      |   Logical       |
     |      N      |   Number        |
     |      U      |   NIL           |
     +-------------------------------+
     
     The following data types are converted to NIL:
     
     +-------------------------------+
     |    Type     |   Description   |
     |-------------+-----------------|
     |      B      |   Block         |
     |      M      |   Memo          |
     |      O      |   Object        |
     +-------------------------------+

Example:

     LOCAL aTest := { ;
                      "Test",     ;
                      15.2,        ;
                      {},          ;
                      DATE(),      ;
                      {1, {TIME()}, NIL, 3} }
     LOCAL aRest
     
     
     ? ". Save Array"
     dfArrSave( aTest, "Test.arr" )
     
     ? ". Restore Array"
     aRest := dfArrRest( "Test.arr" )
     
     ? ". FINISH"

See also:

     dfArrRest()