InputFile & PrintFile

Posted by Robert G Laurin on July 29, 2015 at 14:51:26:

Found this info about new Comet32 commands:

PrintFile(LUN)string$
PrintFile TheFullPath$ string$
InputFIle(LUN)string$
TheFile$ = InputFile(TheFullPath$, excp=FileErr)

If it is a Comet file, I can open it and use a LUN.

If it is a non-Comet file, I can just read it all in one shot or I can write it (print) also in one command.

What I find is that "PrintFile TheFullPath$ string$" does not overwrite the file, but rather append at the end. If I am printing a whole whole file, why would it not overwrite what is there?

Worst, there is no "ClearFile TheFullPath$". Looks like ClearFile is an easy Erase/Create in Comet.

So how do I re-write (PrintFile) a file that I read all (InputFile)?

This is not a CometFile!

Tested on Comet32 2014.491 on Windows 7 x64.

Follow Ups:

• Re: InputFile & PrintFile Barbara Brazil 18:40:14 07/29/15 (4)
  • Re: InputFile & PrintFile Robert G Laurin 06:22:02 07/30/15 (3)
    • Re: InputFile & PrintFile Barbara Brazil 07:16:20 07/30/15 (1)
      • Re: InputFile & PrintFile Robert G Laurin 07:58:56 07/30/15 (0)
    • Re: InputFile & PrintFile Bob A 06:31:40 07/30/15 (0)

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