Re: appending to files

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From: Rick Sutcliffe
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 19:30

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In article <1995Nov15.184602.14709@relay.acadiau.ca>,
021210m@axe.acadiau.ca (Paul Medynski) wrote:

>   Is there any way to use the OpenOutput command to append to a file
> instead of overwtiting it?

Probably not.  The fact that every version of OpenOutput had different
syntax and semantics was one of the reasons for writing an ISO library.

You need to use TextIO in conjunction with SeqFile or StreamFile.

In the on-line textbook, start at

http://www.twu.ca/faculty/fnas/math/rsbook/Ch8/Ch8.5.nisus.html

and work forward.

Rick

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Rick Sutcliffe    Assoc. Prof. Computing/Math   Trinity Western University
comp.lang.modula-2 FAQ maintainer & WG13(Can) chair. Not speaking for TWU/WG13

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