Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Detecting File in Use?
From:	richard AT stardate DOT bc DOT ca (Richard Sanders)
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Date:	20 Apr 2001 23:10:01 -0800
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>How does one know if a file is ALREADY in USE by
>some application BEFORE any actual attempt to open
>or access that file?

Check out the access(); function.  

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