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From:Neil Bothwick
Date:7 Apr 2001 at 23:06:14
Subject:Re: One too much...

Rolf Max Rotvel said,

> I usually use:

> if open('tmp', file, 'r')
> do forever
> line = readln('tmp')
> if line = '' then leave
> /* do stuff */
> end
> call close('tmp')
> end
> else /* Error msg */

> This only works on txt files without empty lines though.

Use iterate instead of leave. It skips empty lines instead of exiting
the loop.

Neil



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