Method setFile

SRC/handler/FileStream.cpp:76–129

}

int 
FileStream::setFile(const char *name, openMode mode)
{
  if (name == 0) {
    std::cerr << "FileStream::setFile() - no name passed\n";
    return -1;
  }

  // first create a copy of the file name
  if (fileName != 0) {
    if (strcmp(fileName, name) != 0)
      delete [] fileName;
    fileName = 0;
  }

  if (fileName == 0) {
    fileName = new char[strlen(name)+5];
    if (fileName == 0) {
      std::cerr << "FileStream::setFile() - out of memory copying name: " << name << std::endl;
      return -1;
    }
    
    // copy the strings
    strcpy(fileName, name);
  }

  // if file already open, close it
  if (fileOpen == 1) {
    theFile.close();
    fileOpen = 0;
  }

  /* *************************************************************
  if (mode == OVERWRITE) 
    theFile.open(fileName, ios::out);
  else
    theFile.open(fileName, ios::out| ios::app);

  if (theFile.bad()) {
    std::cerr << "WARNING - FileStream::setFile()";
    std::cerr << " - could not open file " << fileName << std::endl;

    return -1;
  } else
    fileOpen = 1;
  *************************************************************** */

  if (mode == 0)
    theOpenMode = OVERWRITE;
  else
    theOpenMode = APPEND;

  return 0;
}

int 
FileStream::open(void)