UGH - never mind - in the dox I took "start" literally, when I should have specified a position, e.g. 0
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 21:11, Mike Kerner <mikeker...@roadrunner.com>wrote: > I'm on a mac using 4.5.1, trying to mess around with something that I'd > like to put on my ipod eventually. So I'm trying to open an external file > to hold preferences. > > code reads: > put "test" into filename > open file filename > read from file filename until eof > put it into contents > ask "new contents" with contents > put it into contents > write contents to file filename at start > > put the result into theresult -- DEBUG > answer "the result is"&& theResult -- DEBUG > > close file filename > > > Since i was not able to update the contents of the file I added the DEBUG > statements in. > > When attempting to update filename, the message I am getting in theResult > is "error seeking in file". What does that mean? How do I fix it? > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ 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
