Another File Writing Question

Hi.

I want to limit a filesize
to say .5k and delete the TOP of
the file and leave the bottom!


For Example.. Heres a text file
before the code would have been
ran with it.

Quote:

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Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
README for Frequently Asked Questions
April 1999
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(c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 1999


This document provides complementary or late-breaking
information to supplement the Microsoft Windows 98
Second Edition documentation.

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NOTE: Some of the information in this document applies
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And THIS is what it would look like after
the code trimed the text to under .5k

Quote:

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HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
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To view FAQ.txt on-screen in Notepad, maximize
the Notepad window.

To print FAQ.txt, open it in Notepad or another
word processor, and then on the File menu, click Print.

NOTE: Some of the information in this document applies
only to the Windows 98 Second Edition Upgrade. If
Windows 98 Second Edition was preinstalled on your
computer, the upgrade-specific information may not
apply.

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Ya see how the top of the textfile is deleted.
That is what I want! How could I do That?

[Edited by Evan on 10-29-2000 at 12:05 PM]

Code:

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Dim sString As String
sString = Mid(sString, Len(sString) / 2 + 1)

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That should do the trick. Let me know if it works ok.

A bit more than that..

Code:

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Dim buffer As String, start As Long
Open file For Binary As 1
    buffer = Space(LOF(1))
    Get #1, , buffer
    start = 5120 - LOF(1)
    If start < 0 Then start = 0
    buffer = Mid(buffer, start)
Close 1
Open file For Output As 1
Close 1
Open file For Binary As 1
    Put #1, , buffer
Close 1

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