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Re: Requested change to "SAVE" procedure [message #82934 is a reply to message #82867]

Wed, 23 January 2013 09:33

Matthew
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Registered: February 2006

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> If "accidental" overwrites are that big of an issues for you, how come
> you are not checking that the file exists before you try to create it --
> and thus clobber existing ones?

The SAVE command works without any arguments. If SAVE is called without arguments, I would assume that the user wants a new file, not to overwrite existing files. In this case, a '-001' appended to the filename seems like the right move. Either that, or make FILENAME required.

If SAVE is called with the FILENAME keyword, then clobbering should take place. It is definitely the user's fault this time.

My two cents...

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		Re: Requested change to "SAVE" procedure By: Haje Korth on Tue, 22 January 2013 13:19
		Re: Requested change to "SAVE" procedure By: lefsky@gmail.com on Tue, 22 January 2013 11:36
		Re: Requested change to "SAVE" procedure By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Tue, 22 January 2013 09:41
		Re: Requested change to "SAVE" procedure By: Phillip Bitzer on Tue, 22 January 2013 08:51
		Re: Requested change to "SAVE" procedure By: Carsten Lechte on Tue, 22 January 2013 08:10
		Re: Requested change to "SAVE" procedure By: Matthew on Wed, 23 January 2013 09:33

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