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CSetSafety()

Retrieves and/or changes the safety switch used in CA-Tools file operations.

CSetSafety( [<lNewMode>] ) --> lOldMode

<lNewMode>: This is an optional logical value defining the safety switch for CA-Tools file operations. .T. (true) sets the safety switch ON, and .F. (false) sets it OFF.

The function returns the previous safety switch as a logical value.

When the file safety switch is set to ON, existing files are not overwritten. The switch is only recognized by CA-Tools compatible functions FileAppend(), FileCopy(), ScreenFile(), StrFile() and Volume().

See also: FileAppend(), FileCopy()

Category: CT:Settings , File functions

Source: ct\strfile.c

LIB: xhb.lib

DLL: xhbdll.dll