Variable Storage in File on BomeBox

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From testing I can see that using file storage works on the BomeBox as well as on a computer. I have two questions:

  1. How can I access and download the modified file on the BomeBox?
  2. Can I upload a text file that already has variables in it?

Thank you for any help!

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I just thought of testing a project loaded from a USB drive, and the text storage file was saved back to the USB drive, where I can easily access it or upload a new one. I"m still interested in whether a text file can be retrieved from the BomeBox directly.

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Hi Doug,

at this time, there is no ‘normal’ way to directly access storage files saved on the BomeBox itself (except when running the project from a USB drive). I would recommend logic in the project file to initialize the storage file if it is not there.

A wacky way is to access the storage file via Backup. You can create a .bbox backup file and extract the var storage from it, and even modify it for a new .bbox file to restore from.

Please be very careful. Have a thumb drive ready for Reset to Factory Defaults.

  • in the web config, go to Settings/Backup
  • save Backup file
  • .bbox files are just .tar.gz files, so you can open them using tar xzf file.bbox or using a zip app like 7zip
  • you can extract and change the storage file under the /projects folder
  • compress back to .tar.gz and rename to .bbox
  • in the web config, load this file as Restore.
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Great info–thank you!