NCLARKE%DRUNIVAC.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Neil Clarke) (04/29/89)
I have recently been working with TP5 in a multitasking DOS enviroment
(Desqview) and have been making use of the DOS 3 file sharing abilities
and record locking. After a bit of work I managed to get most of
what I needed working, but there is one point that is bothering me.
According to the TP5 manual, I can use the system variable filemode
to change the mode that all resets use to open a file. The standard
is 2 (read/write) but I need 66 (read/write/share nodeny). Fine, so
I set the variable and its fine. I have a problem when it comes to
the autocreation of some shared files in my program though. Rewrite
ignores filemode according to the manual.
Can anyone think of a solution to this problem? I know that I can
use rewrite to create the file and then close it, reset it, and be
get the right filemode... I'm hoping for something more graceful than
that though. My hopes aren't that high though. If I could at least
get one good reason why they force filemode 2 on rewrite then I'll be
happy.
It seems like I have another reason to check out the source package
Borland offers...
Neil Clarke
2AM Associates
nclarke@drunivac.bitnet