On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Leigh <cfsearch...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> What do you suppose happens when you store a file handle in >> the session scope, and the session expires? > > Going strictly off the documentation > > http://livedocs.adobe.com/coldfusion/8/functions_e-g_12.html > "...If you do not close a file, the stream remains open; in that case, the > operating system can lock the file, which results in the file not being > usable until the server is restarted..."
I think if the session expires the file handles will be closed by the finalizer thread but I don't think there's a guarantee regarding the time it takes until the handles are closed. -- Mack ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:340079 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
