Re: Count rows in textfile

On Wed, Jul 03, 2002 at 12:26:13PM -0800, Fink, Dan wrote:

> We are all missing the point. Without opening the file, it must be observed
> from the outside. As such, from this observation point, it contains no rows.
> Thus, the method is irrelevant as the answer will always be 'NONE'.

Why is it it has to contain no rows? Why can't it equally contain infinite amount of rows, or a random amount?

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