In our previous episode, michael.vancann...@wisa.be said: > > On textfiles you only stream contents, on binary files usually a length > > field (which can be 1,2,4 bytes depending on format) + contents. > > The latter exists: > > http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/rtl/classes/tstream.writeansistring.html > > We could make an optional parameter "AsText : Boolean = False" which would > then write the former. > > Downside is that the 'read' operation will not be able to read the text form.
If necessary I would simply add a separate version "writetext", and not multiplex it on writeansistring. But as said this is all a slippery slope, specially with unicode profileration ahead. We are going writeunicodestring sooner or later :-) _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
