Re: HELP on open text file in read/write mode

Letchu.MAL_at_PG1E02@ca.slr.com wrote: : Hi Gurus, : Can we open a text file using I-4GL in read and write mode? : As per the manual if we issue the command START REPORT to <file name> : the file is immediately opened for output and if the file already : exist then the previous contents are lost. : : Any help is appreciated. : : Thanks in advance. Check at the iiug site (see my sig) in the libraries for C-routines you can use for this. There are several. Some of them have some bugs, and non are exactly what I would want, but we use one of them and they do work. Check them for yourself. Nils.Myklebust@idg.no NM Data AS, P.O.Box 9090 Gronland, N-0133 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org