rat@madnix.UUCP (David Douthitt) (12/06/90)
jeff@pro-avalon.cts.com (Jeff Jungblut) writes: | | Due to the file structure of Apple Pascal, thers is a special option | | for the file close operation; | | | | close ( file_id, crunch ); | | | | where the crunch option causes a file system compression. | | I don't remember the crunch option. Was this new in 1.3? No, this is a standard option for UCSD compilers like Apple Pascal. According to "Introduction to Pascal: Including UCSD Pascal" by Rodnay Zaks, p.239-240: "The parameter is optional and, when present, may take three values..: LOCK - if the file was opened with REWRITE and resides on a directory- structured device, the file becomes locked, i.e., permanent. Otherwise, it is simply closed. PURGE - if the file resides on a block-structured device, the TITLE of the filename is removed from the directory. Otherwise, the device is disconnected from the system. CRUNCH - the file gets blocked at the last position of a GET or a PUT and ends there." Does this help? -- ! InterNet: deety!rat@spool.cs.wisc.edu ! David Douthitt ! UUCP: ...uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!madnix!deety!rat ! Madison, Wisconsin ! {decvax!att}! ! === Apple II Forever === ! Home of Mad Apple Forth and the Tiger Toolbox ! The Stainless Steel Rat