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Q31516: MASM 5.10 EXT.DOC: Replace - Edits Character in File

Article: Q31516
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.10   | 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_masm
Last Modified: 12-JAN-1989

The following information is from the MASM Version 5.10 EXT.DOC
file.
   Please note that numbering for both COL and LINE variables begins
with 0.

/*  Replace - edits a character in a file
 *
 * The Replace function inserts character c at position (x, y)
 * in the file pFile. If fInsert equals TRUE (-1) the function
 * moves remaining characters on the line over by one space. If
 * fInsert equals FALSE (0) function replaces the character at
 * specified position. The function takes no action if fInsert
 * equals FALSE, and c is identical to the character at specified
 * position.
 *
 *  c           Character to place into the file
 *  x, y        Column and row (respectively) of position of insertion
 *  pFile       Handle to file being modified
 *  fInsert     If TRUE (-1), inserts before character at specified
 *              position; otherwise, overwrites character at specified
 *              position
 *
 *  returns     TRUE if line is successfully edited, FALSE if line is too
 *              long
 */
flagType pascal Replace (c, x, y, pFile, fInsert)
char c;
COL  x;
LINE y;
PFILE pFile;
flagType fInsert;

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