[Coco] Some OS9 Questions

[Bob Devries]

Gene Heskett said:
> No, not really, because the file will be re-written to a new, contiguous 
> area
> each time.  It will move around, but it won't be fragmented.

Gene, I was alluding to a random access file. I'm fairly sure that they can 
be fragmented, as can directories (I've seen this myself).

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Heskett" <gene.heskett at verizon.net>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Some OS9 Questions


> On Sunday 29 July 2007, Bob Devries wrote:
>>Gene,
>>
>>setting the SAS to 255 will certainly help *if* the file is created once 
>>and
>>never extended again. However, if the file is continuously opened, 
>>extended
>>and closed again, as you do with directories, would that not still result 
>>in
>>fragmentation?
>
> No, not really, because the file will be re-written to a new, contiguous 
> area
> each time.  It will move around, but it won't be fragmented.
>
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