Subj : Syntax
To   : Digital Man
From : DesotoFireflite
Date : Mon Mar 07 2022 13:14:24

  Re: Syntax
  By: Digital Man to DesotoFireflite on Mon Mar 07 2022 08:58 am

 DM> Re: Syntax
 DM> By: DesotoFireflite to All on Mon Mar 07 2022 08:41 am

 >> I want to be able to add to the top of a file, but I can only find out
 >> how to add to the bottom of a file. Currently I am using:

 >> fopen file 0_CREAT|0_WRONLY|O_APPEND "C:\SBBS\XTRN\INFO\INFO.LST"

 >> and that appends to the bottom of the list, but I want to show the
 >> newest to oldest, not oldest to newest.

 >> I'm assuming I just leave off the O_APPEND, but is there a correct
 >> way. 

 DM> Leaving off O_APPEND will *overwrite* the portions of the file you write
 DM> to. There is no standard method for "inserting" data into a file. You
 DM> would have to read the file contents and re-write them with the "inserted"
 DM> data first, then the old data.

Ok, Thanks, that was what I was afraid off... Looks like I have some work to do. <BFG>

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