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From: ugogan@ecsvax.UUCP (Jim Gogan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Opening files for shared read in Turbo Pascal
Message-ID: <2793@ecsvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 17-Mar-87 10:05:11 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 17 10:05:11 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 18-Mar-87 06:50:44 EST
Organization: UNC - Chapel Hill
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Has anyone found a way to get Turbo Pascal to open random
access files in read only mode to allow shared concurrent
access over an MS-DOS 3.1/NETBIOS-based network?
Normally, Turbo opens files in read/write mode only, producing
"sharing violation ... abort, retry, ignore" error messages.
(At least the version of Turbo we have does.)  We could
trap those errors & have users wait till file is free, but
would obviously prefer shared access.
Thoughts, anyone??
-- Jim Gogan (ugogan@ecsvax)
   Microcomputing Support Center
   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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     Jim Gogan                             mail:ugogan@ecsvax (UUCP/BITNET)
     Microcomputing Support Center
     University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
     Chapel Hill, NC  27514