BH> CALL STREAM 'F:\VXREXX\TEST.TXT','C','SEEK <0'

 JP>    According to the online REXX Reference, the default 
 JP> initial write position for LINEOUT is the end of the 

 BH> I know that I read it in a book but when I got to write
 BH> to a file without seek it acts funny and overwrites some
 BH> of what's already in the file?

   Try removing the STREAM line that opens the file.  I have a REXX script
where LINEOUT is used without first opening the file, and it appends to the
end of the file as documented.

Jeff

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