diff --git a/framework/assets/js/file.js b/framework/assets/js/file.js
index 1a79f0ea..d2bba512 100755
--- a/framework/assets/js/file.js
+++ b/framework/assets/js/file.js
@@ -249,9 +249,7 @@ FileReader.prototype.readAsText = function(file, encoding) {
             }
 
             // Save error
-		    var fileError = new FileError();
-		    fileError.code = e;
-		    me.error = fileError;
+		    me.error = e;
 
             // If onerror callback
             if (typeof me.onerror === "function") {
@@ -333,9 +331,7 @@ FileReader.prototype.readAsDataURL = function(file) {
             }
 
             // Save error
-            var fileError = new FileError();
-            fileError.code = e;
-            me.error = fileError;
+            me.error = e;
 
             // If onerror callback
             if (typeof me.onerror === "function") {
@@ -482,10 +478,10 @@ FileWriter.prototype.write = function(text) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            // So if the user wants to keep appending to the file
-            me.length = Math.max(me.length, me.position + r);
             // position always increases by bytes written because file would be extended
             me.position += r;
+            // The length of the file is now where we are done writing.
+            me.length = me.position;
 
             // If onwrite callback
             if (typeof me.onwrite === "function") {
@@ -511,9 +507,7 @@ FileWriter.prototype.write = function(text) {
             }
 
             // Save error
-            var fileError = new FileError();
-            fileError.code = e;
-            me.error = fileError;
+            me.error = e;
 
             // If onerror callback
             if (typeof me.onerror === "function") {
@@ -626,9 +620,7 @@ FileWriter.prototype.truncate = function(size) {
             }
 
             // Save error
-            var fileError = new FileError();
-            fileError.code = e;
-            me.error = fileError;
+            me.error = e;
 
             // If onerror callback
             if (typeof me.onerror === "function") {
diff --git a/framework/src/com/phonegap/FileUtils.java b/framework/src/com/phonegap/FileUtils.java
index b9945b64..a2ed7a11 100755
--- a/framework/src/com/phonegap/FileUtils.java
+++ b/framework/src/com/phonegap/FileUtils.java
@@ -97,48 +97,23 @@ public class FileUtils extends Plugin {
 			        return new PluginResult(status, b);
 			    }
 				else if (action.equals("readAsText")) {
-					try {
-						String s = this.readAsText(args.getString(0), args.getString(1));
-				        return new PluginResult(status, s);
-					} catch (IOException e) {
-						e.printStackTrace();
-						return new PluginResult(PluginResult.Status.ERROR, FileUtils.NOT_READABLE_ERR);
-					}
+					String s = this.readAsText(args.getString(0), args.getString(1));
+			        return new PluginResult(status, s);
 			    }
 				else if (action.equals("readAsDataURL")) {
-					try {
-						String s = this.readAsDataURL(args.getString(0));
-				        return new PluginResult(status, s);
-					} catch (IOException e) {
-						e.printStackTrace();
-						return new PluginResult(PluginResult.Status.ERROR, FileUtils.NOT_READABLE_ERR);
-					}
+					String s = this.readAsDataURL(args.getString(0));
+			        return new PluginResult(status, s);
 			    }
 				else if (action.equals("writeAsText")) {
-					try {
-						this.writeAsText(args.getString(0), args.getString(1), args.getBoolean(2));
-					} catch (IOException e) {
-						e.printStackTrace();
-						return new PluginResult(PluginResult.Status.ERROR, FileUtils.NOT_READABLE_ERR);
-					}
+					this.writeAsText(args.getString(0), args.getString(1), args.getBoolean(2));
 			    }
 				else if (action.equals("write")) {
-					try {
-						long fileSize = this.write(args.getString(0), args.getString(1), args.getLong(2));
-						return new PluginResult(status, fileSize);
-					} catch (IOException e) {
-						e.printStackTrace();
-						return new PluginResult(PluginResult.Status.ERROR, FileUtils.NOT_READABLE_ERR);
-					}
+					long fileSize = this.write(args.getString(0), args.getString(1), args.getInt(2));
+					return new PluginResult(status, fileSize);
 			    }
 				else if (action.equals("truncate")) {
-					try {
-						long fileSize = this.truncateFile(args.getString(0), args.getLong(1));
-						return new PluginResult(status, fileSize);
-					} catch (IOException e) {
-						e.printStackTrace();
-						return new PluginResult(PluginResult.Status.ERROR, FileUtils.NOT_READABLE_ERR);
-					}
+					long fileSize = this.truncateFile(args.getString(0), args.getLong(1));
+					return new PluginResult(status, fileSize);
 			    }
 				else if (action.equals("requestFileSystem")) {
 					long size = args.optLong(1);
@@ -945,16 +920,26 @@ public class FileUtils extends Plugin {
      * @param offset			The position to begin writing the file.			
      * @throws FileNotFoundException, IOException
      */
-    public long write(String filename, String data, long offset) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
-    	RandomAccessFile file = new RandomAccessFile(filename, "rw");
-    	file.seek(offset);
-    	file.writeBytes(data);
-    	file.close();
+    /**/
+    public long write(String filename, String data, int offset) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
+    	boolean append = false;
+    	if (offset > 0) {
+    		this.truncateFile(filename, offset);
+    		append = true;
+    	}
+    	
+   		byte [] rawData = data.getBytes();
+   		ByteArrayInputStream in = new ByteArrayInputStream(rawData);    			    			
+   		FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(filename, append);
+   		byte buff[] = new byte[rawData.length];
+   		in.read(buff, 0, buff.length);
+   		out.write(buff, 0, rawData.length);
+   		out.flush();
+   		out.close();    			
     	
     	return data.length();
     }
     
-    
     /**
      * Truncate the file to size
      *