Matthias Ulrich Neeracher wrote: > [snip] > A fine principle, although, to be pedantic, close() on a file does not entirely > flush the disk cache, so you're not safe with close either. > close() does a fflush(), does it not? If fflush() don't do it, nothing will. -- ---------------------------------------- --- Tom Kennedy -- tomKenn@erols.com --- ---------------------------------------- It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed. ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch