You can create a DEVICE file entry with specific open parameters if need be.
If you set recordsize=255 (or a larger value), will read reliably return that number of characters, or will it read as many characters as possible without blocking? I may have misunderstood Kevin's problem, but I thought he was getting less than a full record in a single # read. --- "K.S. Bhaskar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I hope this helps (4 lines; watch out for line breaks): > > iodemo set file="/etc/dictionaries-common/words" > open file:(readonly:fixed:recordsize=80) > for use file read x use $P write $l(x),! zwrite x quit:$ZEOF > quit > > I use zwrite to demonstrate that linefeeds are being read in as > characters into strings. > > -- Bhaskar > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle > Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing > & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * > http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > === Gregory Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Design quality doesn't ensure success, but design failure can ensure failure." --Kent Beck ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
