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title: "Write Text File"
slug: "write-text-file"
updated: 2024-05-04T18:22:01Z
published: 2024-05-04T18:22:01Z
canonical: "help.mail-and-deploy.com/write-text-file"
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# Write Text File

General This type of action can be used to write text into a file.

          NOTE

          

This type of action is not available in the SaaS version of Mail & Deploy.

### Properties

This type of action has the following properties:

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Mode | *Overwrite file*. If you choose this option, the file will be overwritten if it already exists. Otherwise, a new file will be created. *Append to file*. If you choose this option, the content will be appended to the file if it already exists; otherwise, a new file will be created. |
| File Path | An [Expression](/release34/docs/introduction-to-mail-and-deploy-expressions) that evaluates to a string that contains the local or UNC file path to write text to. |
| Encoding | The encoding to use when writing the file. |
| Content | An [Expression](/release34/docs/introduction-to-mail-and-deploy-expressions) that evaluates to a string that represents the content to be written to the file. |