> > It seems very risky to have a period of time in which the file is absolutely > > gone before it is created again, a number of things could prevent the > > createFile() command from completing properly, leaving the user with no > > file. > > If that's a concern, then: > 1. rename the old file > 2. write the new file > 3. confirm that the write was successful > 4. delete the [renamed] old file.
Thanks Kerry, That is probably best. I just thought I might have found a solution with the EOF trick. Unfortunately, as people have noted, it only works within Director. Regards, Daniel [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
