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Re: open file for overwriting
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Re: open file for overwriting


  • Subject: Re: open file for overwriting
  • From: Patrick Mast <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 17:09:50 +0200

hei RUA:

i am using a shell command for writing and reading files.

writing a file (overwriting if exists, creating if not exists):

do shell script "echo -n " & quoted form of theText & " > " & quoted form of (POSIX path of theFile)

reading from a file:

return do shell script "cat " & quoted form of (POSIX path of theFile)


patrick


Hi all,

I'm trying to use open for access to open a file for writing to. If the
file exists, I want it to be overwritten.

I can't find an option for this, and an error occurs if I try to use open
for access on a file that exists.

How do I do this? Normally it's an option in the file open func..?

Cheers,
Rua.

Rua Haszard Morris
Software Engineer & Research Assistant
MARCS Auditory Laboratories
http://www.uws.edu.au/marcs
Ph +61 2 97726723 Fax +61 2 97726326
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