[Coco] Disk BASIC - OPEN with append?

[Arthur Flexser]

Also, could the MERGE command be used for this?  I think it works for any
ASCII file, not just Basic programs.

Art

On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu> wrote:

> I'm also more than a bit vague on this stuff, having done minimal sort of
> playing around with this sort of data file.  I do remember that there was a
> distinction between sequential and direct-access (random-access) files.
> Maybe the latter might be better for your purposes.
>
> If the file length isn't extendable, you could always set up a file of a
> length longer than you need, padded with dummy characters, and use direct
> access to change its contents as needed.
>
> Art
>
> On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 2:25 PM, Chad H <chadbh74 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> A bit rusty here...but I dont think so.  Might have to read in the file
>> and write it to a new temporary file and then continue writing with your
>> appendages.   Then just kill the old one and rename the temporary file to
>> the original.
>> Sent from my Galaxy S4
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>> -------- Original Message --------
>> From: Allen Huffman <alsplace at pobox.com>
>> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2014 09:22 PM
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Subject: [Coco] Disk BASIC - OPEN with append?
>>
>> Does Disk BASIC have a way to open a sequential file ("O") and append to
>> the end?
>>
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