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Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 17:31:26 +0000
From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: _creatnew again [Was: Re: redirection problem with perl]
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Hello.

Martin Stromberg wrote:
> 
> > It seems that the extended open-create call has two distinct functions:
> >
> > (1) Create and open the file in whatever mode you specify.
> > (2) Set the attributes to whatever you specify.
> >
> > It seems like (1) controls access through the returned descriptor and (2)
> > controls subsequent access to the file (e.g.: after you've closed the
> > descriptor).
> >
> > So it's possibly to open a file for read-write, but set the file's attributes
> > to read-write. You can also create file & simultaneously open it for
>      ^^^^^^^^^^ read-only?

Yes. I changed something just before I sent it. Obviously I didn't re-read the
whole mail properly. Sorry.
 
> > read-only/read-write/write-only and have it read-only subsequently (on disk).
> 
> That's weird functionality!

Yes, but potentially useful.
 
> >From where does _creatnew() come from? I. e. with what are we
> supposedly compatible?

AFAIK nothing.

Bye, Rich =]

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