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I want to put expressions into multiple files simultaneously, with the following code:

tex1 = OpenWrite["test1.txt"];
tex2 = OpenWrite["test2.txt"];

Write[{tex1, tex2}, "anything"]

Close[tex1];
Close[tex2];

Why is test2.txt empty? Why does it work correctly with WriteString instead of Write? Now of course I can always Map the Write statements over streams, or just go with WriteString, but since it would be convenient to use a list as Write's first argument I did post this issue. Is it a bug?

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@ArnoudBuzing, what do you think of this? – rcollyer Jan 31 '12 at 15:42
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It seems like a possible bug. I will report it. – Arnoud Buzing Feb 1 '12 at 0:37
@ArnoudBuzing István has indicated that this bug has been unfixed for at least 5 years: groups.google.com/group/comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica/… – Mike Honeychurch Feb 1 '12 at 1:30
@ArnoudBuzing: Thanks for reporting it. This raises another meta question in me... – István Zachar Feb 1 '12 at 9:33

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This is a bug and fixed in the development version. Thanks for pointing it out.

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According to the docs, both Write and WriteString should accept an "output channel," which is just a list of streams. On my system (v.8 on MacOS), Write behaves the same way as on your system when outputting anything, but WriteString behaves as expected.

Similarly, this 

Write[{tex1, tex2}, 3, 4];

also misbehaves in the same manner. So, the issue isn't limited to string output.

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