Erasing all lines from a text file?

[Sugapablo]

I know how to read a text file in ASP, I know how to append lines to a
text file.

How do I simply erase all lines from a text file?

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[Aaron Bertrand - MVP]

Delete it and re-create it?

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"Sugapablo" <ru********@sugapablo.com> wrote in message
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I know how to read a text file in ASP, I know how to append lines to a
text file.

How do I simply erase all lines from a text file?

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[Ray at]

oFSO.OpenTextFile "C:\file.txt", 2

You just open it in write mode as opposed to append or reading mode and
don't write anything. I believe that'll do it.

Ray at work

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I know how to read a text file in ASP, I know how to append lines to a
text file.

How do I simply erase all lines from a text file?

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[Sugapablo]

In article <OW**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>, Aaron Bertrand - MVP wrote:

Delete it and re-create it?

Well I did figure that one out, I was just wondering if there was
a better approach.

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[Ray at]

Unless you need to hold on to non-inherited NTFS permissions or the
dateCreated property of the file, deleting it and recreating it is no better
or worse than any other solution really.

Ray at work

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In article <OW**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>, Aaron Bertrand - MVP

wrote:

Delete it and re-create it?

Well I did figure that one out, I was just wondering if there was
a better approach.

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[Aaron Bertrand - MVP]

I think if your code does what you say (I haven't tested it), it probably
achieves it in the same way, with one less line of code. (Delete,
re-create.)

Maybe I should add that task (emptying a file) to http://www.aspfaq.com/2039

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"Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in message
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Unless you need to hold on to non-inherited NTFS permissions or the
dateCreated property of the file, deleting it and recreating it is no better or worse than any other solution really.

Ray at work

"Sugapablo" <ru********@sugapablo.com> wrote in message
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In article <OW**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>, Aaron Bertrand - MVP

wrote:

Delete it and re-create it?

Well I did figure that one out, I was just wondering if there was
a better approach.

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