Re: RFC 14 (v2) Modify open() to support FileObjects and

2000-08-05 Thread Chaim Frenkel
I can see a need to keep the sys* functions (and perhaps add more.) When the coding is at a high level, some simple things become impossible. Many years ago, I read through the volumes on the Apple Toolbox. I don't recall much, but I do recall what seemed to be an effort on the designers part t

Re: RFC 14 (v2) Modify open() to support FileObjects and

2000-08-05 Thread Nathan Wiger
> If it is possible to get both the higher level and the lower level > implementation layers to be active at the same time would be great. > > But don't lose the access to the bare metal. Sorry, looks like I should have included an example on sysopen(): # Open files like sysopen() $fo = o