From: SPAMGUARDriker AT pipcom DOT com (Matt Riker)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Simultaneous Datafiles in Allegro
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 14:48:40 -0500
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Hello:

I've spent much time trying to figure out why my program won't 
successfully open a second datafile while one is already opened.

NOTE: I have tried replacing the first datafile with the second one, to 
make sure that there wasn't something wrong with the second datafile.  
It loaded fine, so I know the datafile and it's header is good.

Here is the source for both routines.

strcpy(get_filename(buf), "c:/maped/maped.dat");
maped_datafile = load_datafile(buf);
if (!maped_datafile) {
   allegro_exit();
   printf("Error loading MAPED.DAT!\n\n");
   return 1;
}

strcpy(get_filename(buf), "c:/maped/testspr.dat");
user_datafile = load_datafile(buf);
if (!user_datafile) {
   allegro_exit();
   printf("Error loading TESTSPR.DAT!\n\n");
   return 1;
}

On a way-off guess, the only explanation I can come up with, is that I'm 
attempting to share something that the first datafile uses, with the 
second one.  Thanks much!

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