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Re: Blank data file

by TexasTess (Beadle)
on Jul 09, 2002 at 22:04 UTC ( [id://180627]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Blank data file

If it's used on a busy server why don't you add a sub program that waits if the file is busy by using the sleep commmand. Also, is there a reason why you don't use the "or die" option for handling an error?
open (DISFILE,"<".$datfile) or die "Can't do it"; &lock_files(DISFILE); ---PERFORM CALCULATIONS OR WHATEVER-- &Unlock(DISFILE); close DISFILE; sub lock_files{ my $timeout = 0; my $SomeFile = shift; until(flock($SomeFile,2)){ sleep .20; if(++$timeout > 50){ print "Server Time out Message"; }#end if }#end until }#end sub lock files sub Unlock{ my $SomeFile = shift; flock($SomeFile,8); }#end unlock


TexasTess
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