From: Bernhard Baeumle <bb AT ife DOT ee DOT ethz DOT ch>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: HELP: cannot read file while opened in word!?!
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 1997 19:23:51 +0200
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Hi folks.

I desperately need your help!

I have: 
- djgpp-v2
- running my program in a dos-box under windows95
- I edit a file with MS-Word for Windows95, and
  save this file again (text-only).

===> From my djgpp-program I cannot even open this 
file for reading (as long as it's opened with Word).
Note: fopen("test.txt", "r") returns NULL   !?!?!?

Of course I heard of things like "file-locking" but at 
least I would like to READ a file that is opened with 
Word or any other application.

PLEASE HELP:
- is there a work-around how I can read such a file
  with djgpp????
- is there a option in Word for Windows95 or
- is there a option in Windows95 that allows me to
  read this file with djgpp!?????

PLEASE DO NOT argue about MS, Win95 or Word -- I'd love
to kick it off my disk but I can't... So please help
me to ease my pain!

Thanks!
  Beni.

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