Writing files

[Monte Goulding]

> Hello everyone,
>
> 	I return to a question I posted some time ago.  I received
> excellent
> responses then, and I'm hoping to further my understanding of writing
> files.
>
> 	Suppose I have a 450 MB text file named X, and I want to tack 500
> lines of data, Y, onto the end of it.  Which of the following is the
> best way, if any, and why?  (Sounds like an exam question.  Sorry, it's
> an occupational thing.)
>
> 1.
> put Y after url ("file:" & X)
>
> 2.
> open file X for write
> write Y to file X at eof
> close file X
>
> 3.  (I don't have any experience with this one.)
> open file X for append
> write Y to file X
> close file X
>