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    is it posible to input data into the middle of a file?
    If not is there a way to edit certain key words in the file?

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    The only way to Edit Data within a Flat Sequential File is to Read all the Data in, modify it, then Write all the data out.

    If you use a Random Access File, you can utilize the Get# and Put# Methods to Manipulate Data at specific points in the File.

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