After Gustaf updated this for WIN32, I started looking at some old problems with temp files.
I noticed that Tcl core has some internal API for this (temporary files are used for buffering pipe I/O), which might be able to be used. The core code also handles file systems which have wide char (I think for the filenames), and I think it handles end of line conversions, etc. Not sure how important this is. Another issue is that [ns_form] and [ns_conn form] have some security issues related to temporary files. These can't be fixed without changing the API, but it might be worth keeping in mind. Any security fix will probably have to use new api such as: ns_mkstemp templateVar Example: set template /path/to/secure/dir/myfileXXXXXX set fp [ns_mkstemp template] ;# template var is updated file delete $template ;#(same as ns_unlink $template) # Use fp to write/read, fp is opened exclusively. # When $fp is closed file will go away. # If nsd crashes, the file also goes away. The file is actually 'unlinked' prior to use, so there is no way to access it, or even list it from the filesystem. tom jackson On Monday 05 May 2008 10:02, Titi Alailima wrote: > There is a missing variable declaration in this patch for "i", the for-loop > index. Anyone want to make this fix and commit it? > > Titi Ala'ilima > Lead Architect > MedTouch LLC > 1100 Massachusetts Avenue > Cambridge, MA 02138 > 617.621.8670 x309 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: AOLserver Discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Gustaf Neumann > > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 3:33 AM > > To: AOLSERVER@LISTSERV.AOL.COM > > Subject: [AOLSERVER] Fix for ns_tmpnam under Windows > > > > Dear AOLserver community > > > > There was a problem with "ns_tmpnam", when the aolserver was compiled > > under > > windows (esp. Vista). The Tcl command"ns_tmpnam" is implemented in C > > using tmpnam(), which exists under WIN32, but behaves differently > > as on unix counterparts and is practically unusable. The problem is > > that tmnam() under Windows generates a filename for the root directory > > of the > > actual drive (at least under Vista, no permissions under normal > > conditions) and > > ignores the TMP environment variable. > > > > See some background info form Microsoft: > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hs3e7355(VS.80).aspx > > > > I have commited a patch to CVS head to address this problem. > > http://aolserver.cvs.sourceforge.net/aolserver/aolserver/nsd/tclfile.c? > > r1=1.25&r2=1.26 > > The patch is local and documents the intended behavior and background > > in > > detail. > > Please crosscheck. > > > > best regards > > -gustaf neumann > > > > > > -- > > AOLserver - http://www.aolserver.com/ > > > > To Remove yourself from this list, simply send an email to > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with the > > body of "SIGNOFF AOLSERVER" in the email message. You can leave the > > Subject: field of your email blank. > > -- > AOLserver - http://www.aolserver.com/ > > To Remove yourself from this list, simply send an email to > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with the body of "SIGNOFF AOLSERVER" in the > email message. You can leave the Subject: field of your email blank. -- AOLserver - http://www.aolserver.com/ To Remove yourself from this list, simply send an email to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with the body of "SIGNOFF AOLSERVER" in the email message. You can leave the Subject: field of your email blank.
