I am appending information to a file with the following: 
# 0 to go directly to the web, or 1 to authorize first

$auth = 0;

if ($auth == 0) {
LINE: for ($i=0; defined($i); $i++){
unless (-e "./data/$month.dat") {
open (FILE, "+>>./data/$month.dat");
flock(FILE,2) or next LINE;
print FILE "$event\|$month $day $year\|$place\|$addr\|$desc\|$contact\
+|$phone\|$county\|";
close FILE;
last LINE;
}
}

# Tried to add this to get access to file, but didn't work
# chmod 0666, "./data/$month.dat";

}elsif ($auth == 1){

LINE: for ($i=0; defined($i); $i++){
unless (-e "./tempevents/$i.dat") {
open (FILE, ">./tempevents/$i.dat");
flock(FILE,2) or next LINE;
print FILE "$event\|$month $day $year\|$place\|$addr\|$desc\|$contact\
+|$phone\|$county\|";
close FILE;
last LINE;
}
}
}
# End

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It works when auth is set to 1 because it just creates a file for each post. When it is set to 0, I am appending information to a file. During the first post, it works fine, after that, I can't post to it or nothing, it just hangs. I have tried the script with >>, +<, >+, and +>>. Any ideas on why this doesn't work after the first post? I have also tried running chmod as it is commented out above. Thanks, Jason Bush

In reply to File not responding after first append by jrbush82

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