Yes, it works. Since it is a log file, to show data I used: >> file: open/binary/seek %/c/temp/listener81.log.old >> file: tail file >> file: skip file -1000 >> print to-string copy file
(I found a note about a bug in Rebol regarding /direct param (in year 2005). It seems it was not corrected. Do you know why? http://www.rebol.net/article/0198.html ) Thank you! --Alessandro On 5/20/06, Alessandro Manotti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I will try. Thank you! > > > --Alessandro > > > > On 5/20/06, Gabriele Santilli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Alessandro, > > > > On Saturday, May 20, 2006, 9:14:59 AM, you wrote: > > > > AM> My idea is opening a port, then go at the end of file, then go back= of > > AM> X bytes (or lines), and read them. > > > > To be able to skip lines, /LINES would need to read the file > > anyway. I think the best way to do this is use /BINARY/SEEK, then > > TAIL works, and you can skip backwards (i.e. COPY SKIP TAIL FILE > > -1000 gives you the last 1000 bytes in the file). You need to > > process lines on your own though. > > > > Regards, > > Gabriele. > > -- > > Gabriele Santilli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- http://www.rebol.com/ > > Colella Chiara software division --- http://www.colellachiara.com/ > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from the list, just send an email to > > lists at rebol.com with unsubscribe as the subject. > > > > > -- To unsubscribe from the list, just send an email to lists at rebol.com with unsubscribe as the subject.
