Re: Checking file modification dates in NSDocument

FROM : Sanford Selznick
DATE : Fri Jul 28 23:04:15 2006

At 1:53 PM -0700 7/28/06, Jordan Krushen wrote:
>On 7/28/06, Sanford Selznick <<email_removed>> wrote:
>

>>At 11:40 AM -0700 7/28/06, Jordan Krushen wrote:

>

>>  >Then you're aware that all of the other work you're doing is

>>>ultimately for nothing, due to the inherent race condition between
>>>when you check for changes and when you commit the new file?

>

>>You are right, of course.  File Locking is the right solution.
>>Unfortunately it's a royal pain the butt.  And every app has to do it.

>

>>So what's the solution?  Stop using NSDocument?

>
>I haven't yet done this with Cocoa myself, but perhaps
>NSDistributedLock would be something to try:
>
><file:///Developer/ADC%20Reference%20Library/documentation/Cocoa/Reference/Foundation/Classes/NSDistributedLock_Class/Reference/Reference.html>


I wonder if this will handle users renaming/moving files that
NSDocument has "open".

Hmm.

Thanks!
  Sanford