Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!nuchat!peter
From: peter@nuchat.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: IPC -- as the concept gels.
Message-ID: <785@nuchat.UUCP>
Date: 13 Mar 88 04:07:37 GMT
References: <783@nuchat.UUCP>
Organization: Public Access - Houston, Tx
Lines: 38

Second thoughts (talking to myself):

In article <783@nuchat.UUCP>, peter@nuchat.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes:
> 	Id = FILE
> 	Ptr =	struct IE_File {
> 			ULONG DirLock;
> 			char *FileName;
> 		};

	Id = LOCK;
	Ptr = ULONG;

----------
> 	Type = ADDF, 1 Entry: FILE;
> 		Browser check to see if it's got that
> 		particular directory locked, and if so
> 		it goes ahead and adds that file to its
> 		window;
	Type = ADDF, 2 Entries: LOCK, CSTR;
		As ADDF above, but an alternate method
		for programs that like to keep their locks
		seperate;
----------
> 	Type = DELF, 1 Entry: FILE;
> 		Like ADDF, but deletes that file from
> 		the window;
	Type = DELF, 2 Entries: LOCK, CSTR;
		Again, an alternate form.
----------
> I guess the FILE entries could be handled as paired LOCK and
> CSTR entries, but it's used often enough that it's worthwhile
> doing it here.
  Browser will accept entries in this format for the ADDF and DELF
  messages.
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