Re: Exclusive File Access

FROM : Ondra Cada
DATE : Thu Nov 21 00:32:30 2002

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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