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- From: Rajendra_Singh@msn.com (Rajendra Singh)
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- Subject: Re: open vs fopen?
- Date: Thu, 08 Feb 1996 03:31:38 GMT
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- gclind01@starbase.spd.louisville.edu (George C. Lindauer) wrote:
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- >The only reason I know of is UNIX portability. Whenever I run across a
- >unix program that uses the old-style open instead of fopen I usually
- >end up rewriting it anyway though; I've had so many problems with
- >the unix-style stuff I just rather would deal with the ANSI style.
-
- That's incorrect. fopen() is used for buffered I/O! open() is not a
- UNIX specific function nor is it non-ANSI!
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- Rajendra Singh, B. Sc. (Rajendra_Singh@msn.com)
- "What is understood need not be discussed." - Loren Adams
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