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From: "Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>
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Subject: Re: Create and Append_File
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2019 00:00:11 -0500
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"Jeffrey R. Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org> wrote in message 
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> On 6/6/19 11:24 PM, Randy Brukardt wrote:
>> I believe it means the same as Out_File. Other requirements in RM (not 
>> very
>> clear ones, I'm afraid) require the file opened by Create to be empty,
>> whether or not the file previously existed. So, if Create allows
>> (re)creating an existing file (it doesn't have to, it could raise
>> Use_Error), that file will be empty. In that case, Out_File and 
>> Append_File
>> are the same.
>
> Thanks for the clarification. Which parts of the standard state that 
> requirement unclearly?

I couldn't find them quickly, which I way I wrote the above that 
unsatisfying way. And if it was too hard yesterday, it will remain that way 
today. Sorry.

                                       Randy.