On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:33:13 -0800 glen herrmannsfeldt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:>There is a question on comp.lang.fortran related to unix :>file append (redirection), and the Fortran REWIND statement. :>If one, for example does: :>someprogram >> somefile :>to append to the file, and the program does a rewind on the file, :>it will rewind to the beginning, not to the point where the append :>started. Sounds correct. :>It occured to me that MVS (predecessors and successors), with DISP=MOD :>will position to the end, Depends on the CLOSE option :> but that a REWIND will go to the beginning, :>not to the point where the append started, just like unix. That is what REWIND means. :>Just to be sure, is that what DISP=MOD and REWIND do? Go to the load point. :>Are (or were) there any systems that didn't do this? Not that I am aware of. You can keep track of the block number (3480+) and position using it. -- Binyamin Dissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
