From: youknowwhat.mccranie@adelphia.net   
      
   On 5 Feb 2005 07:30:22 -0800, "RadSurfer"  wrote:   
      
      
   >Why is it not permitted to obtain the FileSize(text_file) ?   
      
   It handles text files differently from other files.  FileSize returns   
   the number of records.  What is the number of records in a text file?   
   (bytes? lines?)  You can open a text file as a file of char or a file   
   of byte and do FileSize on it and get the number of bytes.   
      
      
   >and why not a generic ReadCh(F, Ch) function that works with ANY type   
   >of   
   >file...   
      
   You can open a text file as a file of char and read a char.   
      
   >What does it mean I can not Seek(F) if it is a Text file?   
   >Why on Earth not?   
      
   Seek goes by the number of records.  (see above).  Again, you can open   
   a text file as a file of char.   
      
      
   >Why the distinction?   
      
   Probably because a text file doesn't have a fixed record size.   
      
   >ALL work regardless of the nature or type of file... as it should be...   
      
   That's your opinion.   
      
   >I found rediculous obstacles where very least expected!   
      
   The obstacles seem to be within you, and the way you think.  Pascal is   
   different from C, and it is better designed.   
      
   >So whats needed is some kind of reference that really tries to explain   
   >the approach being taken here.   
      
   Apparently that is something you need.   
      
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