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From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Lattice's fopen() modes.
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Date: 5 Apr 89 18:00:30 GMT
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In article <6485@dayton.UUCP> joe@dayton.UUCP (Joseph P. Larson) writes:
>
>I'm trying to port Wm. Loftus's uucico to Manx.  I've encountered a
>few difficulties.  Hoping the net can answer another question.  (Or
>if someone else has already done this, care to send me a copy of all
>your source?)
>Anyways, a lot of the fopens use a mode of "rb" or "wb".  What's the
>b for?  Do I need to worry about this with Manx or can I just change
>it to "r" or "w"?  (Actually, my Manx manual is currently at work
>while I'm at home for a change, but I don't *think* Manx has a "b"
>option and those perfectly good looking fopens() are failing...)

'b' with Lattice means "binary". It is a result of the difference
in the definition of the newline character (CR/LF for PC-DOS, LF for
UNIX). On the Amiga it makes no difference.  Take it out for the MANX
version.

-- Marco Papa 'Doc'
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