Re: File Random Access

You are correct. In fact, simply r+ works; I just tried it. Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ford, Mike [LSS]" <M.Ford@lmu.ac.uk> To: "'Rick Emery'" <remery@emeryloftus.com>; "PHP" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 8:05 AM Subject: RE: [PHP] File Random Access > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Emery [mailto:remery@emeryloftus.com] > Sent: 30 October 2002 13:46 > > I never noticed before...there is no easy way to perform > random-access read and WRITE on a > file. > > I vote/recommend/suggest that this most basic functionality > be added to the next release > of PHP. This would not be an enhancement; rather, it is > correcting a serious flaw. > > Or am I missing something???? I haven't tested this, so I may be missing something, but doesn't fopen('filename', 'rb+') or fopen('filename', 'ab+') allow for this? Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@lmu.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211