Subj : Syntax
To   : MRO
From : DesotoFireflite
Date : Mon Mar 07 2022 13:18:57

  Re: Syntax
  By: MRO to DesotoFireflite on Mon Mar 07 2022 09:30 am

 MR> Re: Syntax
 MR> 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. 

 MR> i probably could have done this like 15 or more years ago with baja, but I
 MR> can't process the way to do it now.

I hear you, at 70, I'm loosing a lot of my skill set also. <BFG>

 MR> what i would do (which requires no brain power) is to cat your new line to
 MR> a new file, then cat your current list to that file, then move that file
 MR> over your info.lst

 MR> or if your list file has a date or something sortable, you could just sort
 MR> the file.

Both good ideas, but I like the sort issue best. I may be able to pull that off, but I will have to look at the file first.

Thanks

SysOp: C.G. Learn, AKA: DesotoFireflite
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