diff --git a/src/apps/bin/makeudfimage/OutputFile.cpp b/src/apps/bin/makeudfimage/OutputFile.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1dd143e132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/bin/makeudfimage/OutputFile.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  This software is part of the OpenBeOS distribution and is covered 
+//  by the OpenBeOS license.
+//
+//  Copyright (c) 2003 Tyler Dauwalder, tyler@dauwalder.net
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/*! \file OutputFile.cpp
+
+	BFile subclass with some handy new output methods. (implementation)
+*/
+
+#include "OutputFile.h"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+OutputFile::OutputFile(const char *path, uint32 open_mode)
+	: BFile(path, open_mode)
+{
+}
+
+ssize_t
+OutputFile::Write(const void *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+	return BFile::Write(buffer, size);
+} 
+
+ssize_t
+OutputFile::WriteAt(off_t pos, const void *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+	return BFile::WriteAt(pos, buffer, size);
+}
+
+ssize_t
+OutputFile::Write(BDataIO &data, size_t size, size_t bufferSize)
+{
+	status_t error = bufferSize > 0 ? B_OK : B_BAD_VALUE;
+	size_t bytes = 0;
+	if (!error) {
+		void *buffer = malloc(bufferSize);
+		error = buffer ? B_OK : B_NO_MEMORY;
+		if (!error) {
+			// Fudge the buffer size from here out if the requested
+			// number of bytes to write is smaller than the buffer
+			bufferSize = (size < bufferSize ? size : bufferSize);
+			// Zero
+			memset(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
+			// Write
+			while (bytes < size) {
+				ssize_t bytesRead = data.Read(buffer, bufferSize);
+				if (bytesRead >= 0) {
+					ssize_t bytesWritten = BFile::Write(buffer, bytesRead);
+					if (bytesWritten >= 0) {
+						bytes += bytesWritten;
+					} else {
+						error = status_t(bytesWritten);
+						break;
+					}
+				} else {
+					error = status_t(bytesRead);
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}		
+		free(buffer);
+	}	
+	return error ? ssize_t(error) : ssize_t(bytes);	
+}
+
+ssize_t
+OutputFile::WriteAt(off_t pos, BDataIO &data, size_t size, size_t bufferSize)
+{
+	status_t error = bufferSize > 0 ? B_OK : B_BAD_VALUE;
+	size_t bytes = 0;
+	if (!error) {
+		void *buffer = malloc(bufferSize);
+		error = buffer ? B_OK : B_NO_MEMORY;
+		if (!error) {
+			// Fudge the buffer size from here out if the requested
+			// number of bytes to write is smaller than the buffer
+			bufferSize = (size < bufferSize ? size : bufferSize);
+			// Zero
+			memset(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
+			// Write
+			while (bytes < size) {
+				ssize_t bytesRead = data.Read(buffer, bufferSize);
+				if (bytesRead >= 0) {
+					ssize_t bytesWritten = BFile::WriteAt(pos, buffer, bytesRead);
+					if (bytesWritten >= 0) {
+						bytes += bytesWritten;
+						pos += bytesWritten;
+					} else {
+						error = status_t(bytesWritten);
+						break;
+					}
+				} else {
+					error = status_t(bytesRead);
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}		
+		free(buffer);
+	}	
+	return error ? ssize_t(error) : ssize_t(bytes);	
+}
+
+ssize_t
+OutputFile::Zero(size_t size, size_t bufferSize)
+{
+	status_t error = bufferSize > 0 ? B_OK : B_BAD_VALUE;
+	size_t bytes = 0;
+	if (!error) {
+		void *buffer = malloc(bufferSize);
+		error = buffer ? B_OK : B_NO_MEMORY;
+		if (!error) {
+			// Fudge the buffer size from here out if the requested
+			// number of bytes to write is smaller than the buffer
+			bufferSize = (size < bufferSize ? size : bufferSize);
+			// Zero
+			memset(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
+			// Write
+			while (bytes < size) {
+				ssize_t bytesWritten = BFile::Write(buffer, bufferSize);
+				if (bytesWritten >= 0) {
+					bytes += bytesWritten;
+				} else {
+					error = status_t(bytesWritten);
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}		
+		free(buffer);
+	}	
+	return error ? ssize_t(error) : ssize_t(bytes);	
+}
+
+ssize_t
+OutputFile::ZeroAt(off_t pos, size_t size, size_t bufferSize)
+{
+	status_t error = bufferSize > 0 ? B_OK : B_BAD_VALUE;
+	size_t bytes = 0;
+	if (!error) {
+		void *buffer = malloc(bufferSize);
+		error = buffer ? B_OK : B_NO_MEMORY;
+		if (!error) {
+			// Fudge the buffer size from here out if the requested
+			// number of bytes to write is smaller than the buffer
+			bufferSize = (size < bufferSize ? size : bufferSize);
+			// Zero
+			memset(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
+			// Write
+			while (bytes < size) {
+				ssize_t bytesWritten = BFile::WriteAt(pos, buffer, bufferSize);
+				if (bytesWritten >= 0) {
+					bytes += bytesWritten;
+					pos += bytesWritten;
+				} else {
+					error = status_t(bytesWritten);
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}		
+		free(buffer);
+	}	
+	return error ? ssize_t(error) : ssize_t(bytes);	
+}	
diff --git a/src/apps/bin/makeudfimage/OutputFile.h b/src/apps/bin/makeudfimage/OutputFile.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..151f906ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/bin/makeudfimage/OutputFile.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  This software is part of the OpenBeOS distribution and is covered 
+//  by the OpenBeOS license.
+//
+//  Copyright (c) 2003 Tyler Dauwalder, tyler@dauwalder.net
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/*! \file OutputFile.h
+
+	BFile subclass with some handy new output methods. (declarations)
+*/
+
+#ifndef _OUTPUT_FILE_H
+#define _OUTPUT_FILE_H
+
+#include <File.h>
+
+class OutputFile : public BFile {
+public:
+	OutputFile(const char *path, uint32 open_mode);
+
+	static const size_t kDefaultBufferSize = 32 * 1024;
+
+	virtual	ssize_t Write(const void *buffer, size_t size);
+	virtual	ssize_t WriteAt(off_t pos, const void *buffer, size_t size);
+	ssize_t Write(BDataIO &data, size_t size,
+	              size_t bufferSize = kDefaultBufferSize);
+	ssize_t	WriteAt(off_t pos, BDataIO &data, size_t size,
+	                size_t bufferSize = kDefaultBufferSize);
+	ssize_t Zero(size_t size, size_t bufferSize = kDefaultBufferSize);
+	ssize_t	ZeroAt(off_t pos, size_t size,
+	               size_t bufferSize = kDefaultBufferSize);	
+};
+
+#endif	// _OUTPUT_FILE_H