Gavin Scott writes:

>Leaving a :FILE OUTPUT= lying around is a good way to A) wipe out the
>file it points to,

I must respectfully disagree. Without even going to the reference manual,
I can think of at least half a dozen better ways of wiping out the file
it points to. This will work, but it's hardly a "good way" to do it.

> and B) confuse the heck out of yourself as to why
>a lot of programs either won't run or produce no output.

Yes, this is a much more appropriate use of a leftover :FILE OUTPUT=.

-- Bruce


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