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From: denbeste@bgsuvax.UUCP (William C. DenBesten)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: How do I stop a disk from being unmounted?
Message-ID: <4854@bgsuvax.UUCP>
Date: 24 Aug 89 14:07:21 GMT
References: <695@sys.uea.ac.uk>
Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh.
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From article <695@sys.uea.ac.uk>, by jrk@sys.uea.ac.uk (Richard Kennaway):
> I have a text editor which is able to edit large numbers of files
> simultaneously.  To avoid running up against the absurdly small limit on
> the number of files I can have open at once, it does not keep the files
> open while it is editing them.  (I *know* this violates a recommendation
> in some TN or other.  Ptui.)

Keeping the files open keeps the volume from being dismounted.  It also
prevents multiple people from simultaneously editing a file on a file
server.

You can increase the number of files that can be open by editing the
boot blocks of your start up drive with Symantec Tools, MacZap, or
something similar.

-- 
William C. DenBesten   is   denbeste@bgsu.edu  or   denbesten@bgsuopie.bitnet