Thanks for explanation, Kai ....
> So semaphores are the better way...
>   
Are you talking about semaphores as some kind of os functionality? 
Because, hand made semaphores was what I was talking about .... But how 
to make sure process does not crash and you don't end-up with dead-lock 
sitting on your hd? So if we can't depend upon file-locking when opened 
under Unix (which does seem just plain crazy and wrong to me, because if 
I have a lock, how is that other process can delete what I requested to 
have locked?!), the only technique I can come up with right now is to 
use some kind of time-stamp and regard .lock file being dead if the app 
does not renew it in certain time period. But not sure it is a good 
method, because you would make your app dependant upon timers ....

-pekr-

>
> Regards,
> Kai
>   


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