Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/02/17/15:12:40
On 10 Feb 1997 14:02:19 +0000, Ian Miller <itmiller AT dra DOT hmg DOT gb> wrote:
>I'd like to say "truncate this file here" in one of my programs.
>
>Can I/how do I do this with standard C/C++?
Rewrite the entire file.
>Can I/how do I do this with non-standard features of DJGPP C/C++?
Use the truncate function.
>
>At the moment, if I delete a word from a file (a dictionary file
>as it happens) and shift everything down to reclaim the space,
>I'm left with a load of spare space at the end that I can't get
>rid of.
>
>TIA,
>--
>Ian Miller, Dorset, UK
>DJGPP 2.01, Win95 DOS box (LFN undefined, FNCASE=y)
Bill Lanam
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