I've always used buddyApi (again) to rename the file to a unique name myfile.backup1(2,3,4,5,6...) THEN written a new file.
Then I (or the user) could always go back if something? went wrong. Thank you, Stephen Ingrum [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LeagueofDesign.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:44 AM Subject: Re: <lingo-l> [XPOST] FileIO Xtra wrapper: writeFile() solution > Thanks Evan. I guess FileIO Xtra can't read a character that other text reading applications can. > > Since I'm only using text to write XML, I'm tempted to append the space character or the carriage return character enough times to make up for the difference in string lengths. How does that sound to people? > > It seems very risky to have a period of time in which the file is absolutely gone before it is created again, a number of things could prevent the createFile() command from completing properly, leaving the user with no file. > > Thanks, > > Daniel > > Evan Adelman wrote: > > > huh - just tested it really quickly on win2k, d8.5.1, looking at the > > file in notepad, and no go - just left the 'goodbye' in there...if i > > look at it in wordpad, same thing except now goodbye has a block in > > front of it....any ideas? > > > > evan > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
