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Re: Exclusive File Access
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Re: Exclusive File Access


  • Subject: Re: Exclusive File Access
  • From: Ondra Cada <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 00:32:30 +0100

On Thursday, Nov 21, 2002, at 00:21 Europe/Prague, Michael Norris wrote:

But hell, it would be *EXACTLY* the same if TextEdit happened to use exclusive access (God forbid!), and then A quit TextEdit, somewhat later B opened and changed the same file. This problem has *nothing* to do with exclusive or non-exclusive access when file is open!

It is about access rights: if you want your changes safe, don't allow others to edit your files. That's that, and it's *COMPLETELY* *CLEAR* even for my granny (when explained on a simile that anybody can rubber out your writing if you let him to play with the paper on which you wrote that).

I respectfully disagree. I think it depends on the application. If you're writing a database, for instance, then...

...this thread does not apply at all, for here we are speaking of *IN-RAM* editing. Which means things like text files or so.
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