Hmmm... I inserted
read from file "Forms Generator 8 Crash Log.txt" until EOF before the writes, then removed "at end" from the write commands. IT STILL overwrites the entire file! It looks like the open file command is wiping the file before any writes happen! Is this normal?? Bob S > On Jan 19, 2017, at 09:53 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Hi all. > > Given code snippet: > > open file "Forms Generator 8 Crash Log.txt" for write > write formatDate(the date, "sql date") && formatTime(the long time, "sql > time") & cr \ > to file "Forms Generator 8 Crash Log.txt" at end > write tContexts & cr to file "Forms Generator 8 Crash Log.txt" at end > close file "Forms Generator 8 Crash Log.txt" > > Shouldn't this APPEND to the file? It's replacing the contents of the file > instead. If it's a bug I'll report it. I can always read until EOF to do the > same thing. > > Bob S > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode