That's probably also why it was never fixed to handle
variable width files.  It must be difficult to write
just one line in the middle.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn Gordon [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> That is only partially true.  In QUAD if you just modify
> lines, then it
> just posts the changes back (which is why it's so fast).
> However if you
> add or delete lines, then it recreates the file and all the
> dates and times
> are set to current.
>
> Tom Brandt <[log in to unmask]> on 11/16/99 08:38:06 AM
> Please respond to Tom Brandt <[log in to unmask]>
>
> At 19:29 11/15/1999 +0000, Bonnie Roman wrote:
> >Tom,
> >
> >Does this also happens with QUAD and/or Qedit?
>
> In QUAD, the modification and accessed dates are changed, but
> the creation
> date remains the same.  I don't know about QEDIT.