Re: file:write() fails silently for read-only files

[Enrico Colombini <erix@...>]

On 06/09/2011 9.37, steve donovan wrote:
> Ah, but not always!
>
> f = io.open('errio.lua')
> for i = 1,3 do
>    print(f:read())
> end
> print(f:write('hello dolly'))
> f:close()
>
> On this machine (Windows XP) that write returns true - a silent error!

That's strange: on my XP, Lua 5.1.2 prints:

 1
 2
 3
 nil     No error        0

Apart from the interesting "No error" error description, it seems to be 
as expected.
errio.lua contains five lines.

--
  Enrico