in reply to Reading log files that get overwritten

File-Tail will likely do what you want.

it will notice that there hasn't been any updates to the end of the file and will re-open and start at the beginning

in this way it handles such things as:

try it, you'll like it.

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Re: Re: Reading log files that get overwritten
by Zapawork (Scribe) on Jan 03, 2003 at 07:01 UTC
    This sounds like a winner,
    Thanks for all your help!

    Dave -- Saving the world one node at a time