ID:          32889
 Updated by:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Reported By: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Status:      Closed
 Bug Type:    Documentation problem
 PHP Version: Irrelevant
 New Comment:

The previous fix was wrong.
The docs have been updated to "The file pointer is
<emphasis>not</emphasis> changed."


Previous Comments:
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[2005-04-30 10:51:04] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Tnx. Now everything is clear.

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[2005-04-29 18:31:46] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

The file pointer is not changed at all by PHP when you truncate.
This is consistent with ANSI ftruncate (man ftruncate).

You are responsible for seeking explicitly if you require it.


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[2005-04-29 16:18:32] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the
online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time
to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient.

Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation
better.

"The file pointer is changed only in append mode. In write mode,
additional fseek() call is needed."

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[2005-04-29 13:04:11] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Something like "Warning: Truncate doesn't change position of the file
pointer. Adjust the pointer with fseek to write to the end of the file
after truncate operation in modes other than "a" and "a+"." ?

Examples:
<?php

$fh = fopen("file.txt","w+");
fwrite($fh, "newfile");  // file contains string 'newfile'
ftruncate($fh, 3);
fseek($fh, 0, SEEK_END);
fwrite($fh, "contents"); // file contains 'newcontents'
fclose($fh);            

?>

<?php

$fh = fopen("file.txt","w+");
fwrite($fh, "newfile");  // file contains string 'newfile'
ftruncate($fh, 3);

fwrite($fh, "contents"); // file contains 'new    contents'
fclose($fh);            

?>

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[2005-04-29 12:22:17] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

"The file pointer is not changed."
(c) man ftruncate

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