# SaveString() overwrite text in .txt file

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/savestring-overwrite-text-in-txt-file/5996>\
**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [November 27, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/savestring-overwrite-text-in-txt-file/5996 "2018-11-27T15:34:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![GoToLoop](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/gotoloop/32/86_2.png) [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/savestring-overwrite-text-in-txt-file/5996/27 "2018-11-27T19:20:57Z")

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> [@Save variable in a loop](https://discourse.processing.org/t/save-variable-in-a-loop/4654/4):
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> /\*\* \* Load & Save Variable (v1.0.1) \* GoToLoop (2018/Oct/20) \* https://Discourse.Processing.org/t/save-variable-in-a-loop/4654/4 \*/ int a; void setup() { size(300, 200); noLoop(); fill(-1); textAlign(CENTER, CENTER); textSize(0100); final String[] aFile = loadStrings("a.txt"); if (aFile != null) a = int(aFile[0]); } void draw() { background((color) random(#000000)); text(a, width\>\>1, height\>\>1); } void mousePressed() { ++a; redraw = true; } @Override void exit()…

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