You are correct. In fact, simply r+ works; I just tried it. Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ford, Mike [LSS]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Rick Emery'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PHP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 8:05 AM Subject: RE: [PHP] File Random Access
> -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Emery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 30 October 2002 13:46 > > I never noticed before...there is no easy way to perform > random-access read and WRITE on a > file. > > I vote/recommend/suggest that this most basic functionality > be added to the next release > of PHP. This would not be an enhancement; rather, it is > correcting a serious flaw. > > Or am I missing something???? I haven't tested this, so I may be missing something, but doesn't fopen('filename', 'rb+') or fopen('filename', 'ab+') allow for this? Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php