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Old 09-24-2014
How to append in the beginning not at the end?
Hi,

I now that >> will append text to the end of the text that is already inside the file.
How to append the new text infront of the text that is already in the file.

Thanks for any input.

Regards,
Chandu
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Old 09-24-2014
Have you tried using the forum's search functionality?

Just doing a quick search myself I can see numerous results which relate to this question.
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Old 09-24-2014
Yes, a quick search turned up this which is pretty close to your needs:

Insert date/time header at top of file
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Old 09-25-2014
How about reverse thinking? Append your text file to your insert file...
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