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Re: [ECS] want my cake and eat it too Mark Gilmore Tue, 23 Mar 1999 19:17:17 -0800

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Doug, the FILE Item also allows you to read bytes from
a file. So you could then append these to a TEXT Item
via the "SET" operator. However, the 60-char limitation
will not be increased anytime soon.

dastorey wrote:
> 
> That works great however what I can't do (remember their are days I'm sharp
> and days I'm not) is read the contents of the file into a text item so that
> I can then manipulate it with such things as set/char. I realize that even
> if there is a way to do it I have a 60 char limitation.  You are busy on
> Modems and TC+ when things settle down lets come back to it.
> 
> Doug Storey CISSP
> dastorey@swbell.net
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:omnip@usit.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 1:40 PM
> To: ecs-list@netbloc.com
> Subject: Re: [ECS] want my cake and eat it too
> 
> Doug, use the FILE Item to append chars to a file.
> 
> dastorey wrote:
> >
> > Is there a way to assign the contents of a file to a Text item or file
> type
> > item such that the Set/Char operator will work on the contents of that
> file
> > rather that the Path name of the file.
> > More specifically when I use the @ command to denote a file name I can
> > display/speak the contents of the file but when I use the Set/Char on the
> > Text Item that points to the file the operator works on that path name
> > rather than the contents of the file. ( as it probably should )
> >
> > Doug Storey
> > dastorey@swbell.net
> 
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
> omnip@usit.net
> http://www.usit.com/omnip

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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
omnip@usit.net
http://www.usit.com/omnip

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