Re: File Read/Re-name Contention

2006-01-31 Thread Chris Wagner
At 07:58 PM 1/26/2006 -0700, perl_runner wrote: >Hello, >Anyone know how to read a file but not interfere with the file's owner >(process) from re-naming the file? >Is there any way for me too read the contents of the log files without >preventing the server from re-naming it (on the odd occurrence

RE: File Read/Re-name Contention

2006-01-27 Thread perl_runner
-Original Message- From: $Bill Luebkert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 2:45 AM To: perl_runner Cc: perl-win32-users@listserv.ActiveState.com Subject: Re: File Read/Re-name Contention perl_runner wrote: > Hello, > Anyone know how to read a file but not in

Re: File Read/Re-name Contention

2006-01-27 Thread $Bill Luebkert
perl_runner wrote: > Hello, > Anyone know how to read a file but not interfere with the file’s owner > (process) from re-naming the file? Switch to UNIX. :) > I have an app that periodically (every few seconds) reads a log file > generated by a server, then mangles data and finally reports what

File Read/Re-name Contention

2006-01-26 Thread perl_runner
Hello, Anyone know how to read a file but not interfere with the file’s owner (process) from re-naming the file? I have an app that periodically (every few seconds) reads a log file generated by a server, then mangles data and finally reports what it finds from the log file’s contents. The server