Re: File reading with sysseek and sysread

Check for error returns from sysseek and sysread and show $! if they do give errors.

Gah. Consider opening FH for read access, not append.

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Re^2: File reading with sysseek and sysread by PhilHibbs (Hermit) on Dec 02, 2005 at 11:39 UTC
Surely append access also grants read access. I've changed it to "+<$2" and it works now! Thanks!	[reply]
Re^3: File reading with sysseek and sysread by ysth (Canon) on Dec 02, 2005 at 11:43 UTC
Surely append access also grants read access. No, it doesn't :)	[reply]
Re^4: File reading with sysseek and sysread by PhilHibbs (Hermit) on Dec 02, 2005 at 11:49 UTC
I probably knew that 10 years ago when I last did any proper direct file access in C.	[reply]