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Ruby Building Web Apps with Sinatra Adding New Data Saving Text Files

Neil Graham
Neil Graham
8,191 Points
Posted by Neil Graham
Neil Graham
8,191 Points

Does writing into a file always overwrite it?

If so, how can you write to a file and append onto or update what was already inside of the file? Is there an existing method, or would I have to create my own?

1 Answer

Eric Butler
Eric Butler
33,512 Points

Neil, A quick Google search turned up this article. Try it and see!

Neil Graham
Neil Graham
8,191 Points
Neil Graham
Neil Graham
8,191 Points

Maybe they should make a course on effective Google searching, I'd watch it. Thank you, that should've been the first thing that went through my mind.

roberthopman
roberthopman
16,502 Points

From the IO video (ruby track):

http://ruby-doc.org//core-2.2.0/IO.html#method-c-new-label-IO+Open+Mode