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From: scott@applix.UUCP (Scott Evernden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Need help with 'object in use'
Keywords: Z,vi,delete
Message-ID: <914@applix.UUCP>
Date: 1 Mar 89 15:07:56 GMT
References: <2521@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Reply-To: scott@applix.UUCP (Scott Evernden)
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Organization: APPLiX Inc., Westboro MA
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In article <2521@ssc-vax.UUCP> eve@ssc-vax.UUCP (Michael Eve) writes:
>The Manx Z editor creates backup files which it can't overwrite and
>which I can't delete.  When I try 'delete file', I get the message
>'object in use'.  What does this mean, and how do I get rid of this file?
>When I do a 'list' on the file, I see only the 'rwed' attributes for the
>file set.  (This is from the version 3.6a distribution).

This usually happens to me if I am trying to edit the source
file while the compiler is listing error screens.  If you don't
quit the compiler, then you can't overwrite the 'z' backup file,
since this is the original file which the compiler still has open.

-scott