[comp.sys.xerox] Deletion of a file that I couldn't delete

THINES@UMKCVAX2.BITNET (04/21/89)

Thanks for all the suggestions all eight of them.

I used Arun Welch's suggestions to use (CLOSEF (CAR OPENP)) and this
worked.

I had seen the function OPENP but I passed over it when I was looking over
the manual. The semantic meaning of OPENP did not key me in to the idea
that it returned a list of the open files (or at least the stream id).

Thanks for the help.

Tim Hines

University of Missouri-Kansas City

koomen@CS.ROCHESTER.EDU (04/22/89)

You may want to check out the lispusers module FILEWATCH.

It puts up a regularly updated display of open files, including a
read/write indicator and a percentage bar reflecting the relative
position of the fileptr.  Clicking right on any displayed file brings up
a menu which includes a Close command.  Check the documentation for the
various customizations.

Seeing the % bar slowly creep toward 100 on a slow load or compile on a
big file takes the edge off a bit and soothes the spirit.  Somewhat.  :-)

-- Hans