When you write For Each b In buff b = 0 Next you get a copy of each byte in the variable 'b', not a reference. Instead, you can do something like this: For i = 0 To 3 buff[i] = 0 Next
/Emil 2012/4/8 Ru Vuott <vu...@yahoo.it> > Hello, > > I'ld like to set at zero more subsequent byte (e.g. the FIRST four) in a > file, using that code: > > *** > Public Sub Button1_Click() > > Dim aFl As File > Dim buff As New Byte[4] > Dim b As Byte > > aFl = Open "/tmp/my_file" For Write > > For Each b In buff > b = 0 > Next > > Write #aFl, buff As Byte[] > > aFl.Close > > End > *** > > But I obtain a "strange" result. In fact if I control the result of file > by an exad. editor, I see the byte are: > > 41 02 04 00 00 00 00 ...... > > I have three "strange" byte (41 02 04) end 'then' the four zero ! > If I want to set at zero five byte, those three exad. number will be: 41 > 02 05 .... It seems it memorized and wrote the array pointer instead of its > contents (the four zero) ! > > Isn't it ? > > Vuott > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. > Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. > Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 > _______________________________________________ > Gambas-user mailing list > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user