Thomas Heller wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: >> Hi. I'm writing an archival system which I'd like to be portable >> to Windows. >> >> The system relies on the property of Unix which allows a >> process to keep a file open even if another process renames >> it while it is open. Neither process sees any anomaly or >> error. >> >> Do the NT file systems support this feature (which I think is >> standard for POSIX systems)? > > Yes, you can do that. We implemented something like this to replace > dlls there are currently in use - rename the currently open file, create a > new one > with the old name (newly started processes will use the new one then), > and delete the renamed one at the next possible occasion (usually at > the next reboot). I'm not so sure on which NT versions it works this > way, at least in w2000 and newer. > > Thomas > You do have to be careful though, because sometimes Windows refuses to let you rename a file because it's in use.
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