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DtEditorAppendFromFile(3)
CDE


NAME
  DtEditorAppendFromFile - append data from a file into a DtEditor widget

SYNOPSIS
  #include <Dt/Editor.h>
  DtEditorErrorCode DtEditorAppendFromFile(Widget widget,
					   char *fileName);

DESCRIPTION
  DtEditorAppendFromFile function appends data from a file to after the last
  character in a DtEditor widget.  After the data is appended, the insertion
  cursor is positioned at the new last character.

  The widget argument specifies the DtEditor widget ID.

  The fileName argument is the pathname of the file relative to the local
  system.

  For a complete definition of the DtEditor widget and its associated
  resources, see DtEditor3.

RETURN VALUE
  Upon successful completion, the DtEditorAppendFromFile function returns one
  of the following values:
  The file is readable and writable.
  The file is read only.
  The file contained embedded NULL characters, which were removed.

  Otherwise, if the DtEditorAppendFromFile function cannot append the data
  into the DtEditor widget, it returns one of the following values:
  The file does not exist.
  The file is a directory.
  The file is a character-special device.
  The file is a block-mode device.
  The file cannot be accessed.
  Not enough system memory is available to append the file.
  The file is unreadable for an unspecified reason.

APPLICATION USAGE
  If the data is in memory, rather than a disk file, the application should
  use DtEditorAppend3.

SEE ALSO
  Dt/Editor.h5, DtEditor3, DtEditorAppend3.  DtEditorGetContents3,
  DtEditorInsert3, DtEditorInsertFromFile3, DtEditorReplace3,
  DtEditorReplaceFromFile3, DtEditorSaveContentsToFile3,
  DtEditorSetContents3, DtEditorSetContentsFromFile3.