File Manipulation

Keith,
Well just from looking at your code, it seems to me that you are running this from your hard disk, correct? If that is the case then under 'restoring the file' shouldn't the line of code that reads:
OUTPUTFILE$ ="A:SCORES.DAT" ' THE DATA FILE NAME
read this instead:
OUTPUTFILE$ ="SCORES.DAT" ' THE DATA FILE NAME
because it looks to me like you are restoring to the floppy instead of the original directory.
Kevin

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[Keith E. Black]

I USE THIS CODE TO MAKE A DUPLICATE FILE FOR BACKUP PURPOSES.
THIS WORKS WELL ON THE HARDDRIVE FOR BACK UP.
WHEN I TRY TO REVERSE THE FILENAMES TO MAKE OUTPUTFILE CONTENTS INPUTFILE
CONTENTS FROM THE A DRIVE IT DOESN'T WORK. WHAT'S WRONG.

'BACKING UP THE FILE
INPUTFILE$ = "SCORES.DAT" ' THE MAIN FILE NAME
OUTPUTFILE$ ="A:SCORES.BAK" 'THE BACK UP FILE NAME
FILE1% =FREEFILE
OPEN INPUTFILE$ FOR BINARY AS #FILE1%
FILE2% = FREEFILE
OPEN OUTPUTFILE$ FOR BINARY AS #FILE2%
BYTE$ = LOF(FILE1%)
DO
IF BYTE% > 245 THEN
TPASS = BYTE&
END IF
BUFFER$ = SPACE$(TPASS)
GET #FILE1%, ,BUFFER$
PUT #FILE2%, ,BUFFER$
BYTE& = BYTE& - TPASS
LOOP WHILE BYTE&
CLOSE FILE1%
CLOSE FILE2%
END


'RESTORING UP THE FILE
INPUTFILE$ = "A:SCORES.BAK" 'THE BACKUP FILE NAME
OUTPUTFILE$ ="A:SCORES.DAT" ' THE DATA FILE NAME
FILE1% =FREEFILE
OPEN INPUTFILE$ FOR BINARY AS #FILE1%
FILE2% = FREEFILE
OPEN OUTPUTFILE$ FOR BINARY AS #FILE2%
BYTE$ = LOF(FILE1%)
DO
IF BYTE% > 245 THEN '245 IS LENGTH OF FILE
TPASS = BYTE&
END IF
BUFFER$ = SPACE$(TPASS)
GET #FILE1%, ,BUFFER$
PUT #FILE2%, ,BUFFER$
BYTE& = BYTE& - TPASS
LOOP WHILE BYTE&
CLOSE FILE1%
CLOSE FILE2%
END