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From: rbj@uunet.UU.NET (Root Boy Jim)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl
Subject: Re: file append/read (+>>)
Keywords: file open append and read
Message-ID: <126616@uunet.UU.NET>
Date: 28 Mar 91 03:31:00 GMT
References: <6086@beryl12.UUCP>
Distribution: comp
Organization: UUNET Communications Services, Falls Church, VA
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In article <6086@beryl12.UUCP> mostek@motcid.UUCP (Frank B. Mostek) writes:
?I can't get the + operator to work when I open a file for append.  This
?is supposed to open the file for read as well.
?
?open(FILE, "+>>file");
?
?while (<FILE>)
?{
?	# Never gets in here
?}

When opening for append, the pointer is at the end.
There is nothing left to read. Seek to the beginning.
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