On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:47 AM, Bob Sneidar <b...@twft.com> wrote: > > I'm curious why you are using this command and not the low level file > commands: > open file > read from file > write to file > close file > > Bear in mind I'm not an expert on low level file commands. I am simply > curious about your method. > > There could be two reasons. Firstly this Tip at the bottom of the Dictionary entries for the above 4 commands:
Tip: As an alternative to the open file, read from file, and write to > filecommands, you can also use the URLkeyword with get, put, and other > commands to access the contents of a file. > Personally, if it's a Tip, it suggest to me that it's a better way to do something. My understanding by using 'put someData into URL " ftp://www.mySite.net' you avoid the need to open and close a file, plus, as mentioned, you get to work with servers. Additionally, you avoid this problem, as mentioned in the dictionary: Important: before opening any file for writing to, remember to back up the > file contents as Revolution will erase them even if you don't write to the > file after opening it. > Does seem important. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution