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thanks:) I know flock but my OS is windows :(

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Re: Re: Re: file locking problem!
by RatArsed (Monk) on Jun 29, 2001 at 18:28 UTC
    Still works; at least under ActiveState's distribution (for me, at least)

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    RatArsed

      One difference to be aware of is that flock() under Win32 is not advisory like it is most other places. That is, you can't get an exclusive flock() for a file that any other process currently has open, for example.

              - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")