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Mar 14th, 2006, 7:47 PM
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Urgent (reading and writing files in VB6)
Alright. I'm making a flashcard program that needs to be completed in the next 30 minutes. Basically, I need help with writing the file to disk.
I need to write my file to disk without simply adding on to my previous file. I can only have 1001 "cards". How do I wipe the contents of a .txt file clean without deleting the entire file? Last edited by Indigno; Mar 14th, 2006 at 7:58 PM. |
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Mar 14th, 2006, 8:06 PM
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submerse yours computer in water, works for me every single time.
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Mar 14th, 2006, 8:07 PM
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Or you could try truncating the file... there must be a million ways to do this pragmatically by now. Seriously, dumb question man
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Mar 14th, 2006, 8:12 PM
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nice constructive help there.
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Mar 15th, 2006, 9:50 AM
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Open it to write (not append) to, and save it.
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Mar 15th, 2006, 9:53 AM
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ooble is right, don't open the file in Append mode... Write mode will overwrite the file every time. The "next 30 mins" have surely passed... so hopefully you googled for this and found the solution.
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Mar 17th, 2006, 11:05 PM
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I did get it done on time. Thanks anyways.
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