openOutAppend(String) -- open an output file for appending

Synopsis

• Function: openOutAppend

• Usage:

  openOutAppend fn

• Inputs:
  • fn, a string
• Outputs:
  • a file, an open output file whose filename is fn

Description

i1 : g = openOut "test-file"

o1 = test-file

o1 : File

i2 : g << "hi there" << endl << close

o2 = test-file

o2 : File

i3 : h = openOutAppend "test-file"

o3 = test-file

o3 : File

i4 : h << "ho there" << endl << close

o4 = test-file

o4 : File

i5 : get "test-file"

o5 = hi there
     ho there

i6 : removeFile "test-file"

A filename starting with ~/ will have the tilde replaced by the user's home directory.

See also

• openIn -- open an input file
• openInOut -- open an input output file
• openOut -- open an output file
• File -- the class of all files
• get -- get the contents of a file
• removeFile -- remove a file
• File << Thing -- print to a file