Re: Erase the contents of a text file?
Re: Erase the contents of a text file?
- Subject: Re: Erase the contents of a text file?
- From: Jack Morrison <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 15:21:06 -0600
Charles Heiser wrote:
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Hello,
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Is it possible to erase the contents of a file? If so how?
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Some background -
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I have a Applscript that is creating a text file which is a REXX
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script, that will get executed later by another app. Now so I don't
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have to trash the old file every time I just want to erase it's
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contents and write the new script contents.
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I hope this makes sense.
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Thanks,
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- Charles
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Charles;
set yourfilename to open for access file thefile with write permission
set eof yourfilename to 0
This will empty the contents of the file.
Jack
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