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From: joels@tektronix.UUCP (Joel Swank)
Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm
Subject: Re: Save with replace '@:' trashes files ???????
Message-ID: <2655@tektronix.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 30-May-84 01:04:54 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 30 01:04:54 1984
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     I investigated the problem with @: saves extensively when I first 
encountered it. I found that the problem never occurs the first time a
directory entry is reused (that's essentially what @: does, re-use the
directory entry for a new file). So it's safe to do it once. It happens
frequently the second time an entry is re-used. The probability is very
high that it will happen on the third @:. The problem is independent of
the file type. There are 3 solutions to the problem: Don't use @: ;
Use it only once on each directory entry; validate the disk after each
@:.

Joel Swank
Tektronix, Beaverton OR