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  1.                                   APPEND
  2.  
  3.                                by Ed Latham 
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  5. APPEN─ i≤ ß filσ managemen⌠ procedurσ fo≥ CP/M-8░ version≤ oµ Turb∩ Pascal¼ ì
  6. supplementinτá thσ procedure≤ RESE╘ anΣ REWRIT┼ anΣ havinτ exactl∙ thσ samσ ì
  7. syntax« 
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  9. It≤á purposσá i≤ t∩ allo≈ writinτ t∩ thσ enΣ oµ ß tex⌠ filσá withou⌠á goinτ ì
  10. througΦ thσ slo≈ anΣ cumbersomσ proces≤ oµ copyinτ thσ existinτ filσ beforσ ì
  11. beinτá ablσá t∩á writσá an∙ additiona∞ text«á  Becausσá ╔á don'⌠á havσá thσ ì
  12. requisitσá codebook¼á CP/M-8╢á user≤á wil∞ havσá t∩á translatσá APPEN─á fo≥ ì
  13. themselves« Thi≤ shoulΣ no⌠ presen⌠ mucΦ difficuly¼ however║ thσ BDO╙ call≤ ì
  14. arσ thσ same¼á thσ FC┬ i≤ thσ same¼á anΣ fo≥ thσ purposσ oµ APPEND¼ thσ FI┬ ì
  15. i≤ als∩ thσ same.
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  17.  
  18. MS-DO╙á anΣá PC-DO╙ user≤ neeΣ havσ n∩ interes⌠ iε thi≤ file¼á sincσá thei≥ ì
  19. versioε oµ Turb∩ Pasca∞ ha≤ aε APPEN─ a≤ ß standarΣ procedure« 
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  21.  
  22. SYNTAX:   
  23.           APPEND(filevar);
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  25. EFFECT:   
  26.           APPEN─á i≤ likσ RESE╘ iε tha⌠ i⌠ open≤ ß filσ withou⌠á destroyinτ ì
  27.           thσá contents¼á likσ REWRIT┼ iε tha⌠ i⌠ open≤ ß filσ fo≥á output¼ ì
  28.           anΣ likσ neithe≥ iε tha⌠ i⌠ point≤ t∩ thσ enΣ oµ thσ file« 
  29.  
  30. USAGE:    
  31.           Wheneve≥á aεá algorithφ call≤ fo≥ appendinτ tex⌠ t∩ ßá file¼á usσ ì
  32.           APPEN─ anΣ follo≈ i⌠ witΦ WRIT┼ and/o≥ WRITEL╬ a≤ witΦ REWRITE.
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  34. Notσá tha⌠ thσ filσ mus⌠ exis⌠ beforσ APPEN─ i≤ called¼á anΣ tha⌠á i⌠á mus⌠ ì
  35. havσ beeε ASSIGNeΣ t∩ FILEVAR« Thσ filσ ma∙ bσ empty.
  36.  
  37. User≤á distributinτ source-codσ program≤ arσ requesteΣ t∩ retaiε thσ noticσ ì
  38. iε APPEN─ intact.
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  40. Iµ anyonσ ha≤ an∙ comments¼á suggestion≤ o≥ problem≤ concerninτá APPEND¼á ╔ ì
  41. caε bσ reacheΣ mos⌠ night≤ afte≥ 7pφ (EST⌐ oε (03⌐ 484-2847.
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  43. The code for the above file is on MBUG-DSK.025 in a .LBR called APPEND. ED.
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