Date:	Mon, 8 Sep 1997 21:30:25 -0700 (PDT)
Message-Id:	<199709090430.VAA27722@adit.ap.net>
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To:	cbalciza AT mail DOT cccis DOT ro, djgpp AT delorie DOT com (djgpp mailing list)
From:	Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
Subject:	Re: file I/O (R/W) problem

At 10:48  9/8/1997 GMT, cbalciza AT mail DOT cccis DOT ro wrote:
>how can I open a file for both reading and writing without
>erasing the previous file content ?
I don't think rewriting a file in place works. The preferred method is to
write the new version to a temporary file, then replace the original with
it. A good example is the `utod' and `dtou' programs that come with DJGPP;
find their source in the library source zip.


Nate Eldredge
eldredge AT ap DOT net

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