On 7/8/07, sen1 at math.msu.edu <sen1 at math.msu.edu> wrote:
> I have a maxima program which writes output to a file. If the file
> exists, it does not work.
In what sense does it not work? Is there a Lisp or Maxima error,
or does it run without complaint and yield an unexpected result?
Maybe the global variable file_output_append is relevant here.
file_output_append is honored by several Maxima file output
functions; when it is true, output is appended, otherwise the
output file is clobbered, if it exists.
What is the function which is writing output? Maybe it should
honor file_output_append, and it does not.
Dunno whether the system function works on Windows.
best
Robert Dodier