> Gosh! Wouldn't it just be easier to delete the file and then rewriting to > it rather than going through all those repeats and stuff? Easier? Maybe, but as much fun? I say thee nay! =) Deleting the file requires recreating the file and then writing to the file again. What's easier? Running a repeat loop, or doing complex file management? The repeat loop won't fail, whereas the File IO might act up at any time. Best to minimize the work the computer has to do (in this case a 90MHz Pentium I). I might be a victim of superstition here, but it feels like a safer bet to run a repeat loop than have to recreate the file over and over. I am saving CONSTANTLY to this file. Deleting, creating, and writing to a file over and over doesn't seem a good idea. I'm thinking that after thousands of times of doing that, the hard drive would start losing sectors and require defragging. Of course, I'm no hard drive/OS tech, so I'm just guessing. At any rate, it works now, so all is good. Thanks, Steven [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/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!]
