Have rename() semantics changed?

Fifer, Eric EFifer@sanwaint.com
Thu Jul 13 09:50:00 GMT 2000


Chris Faylor wrote:
>Can you still unlink opened files on Windows 9x, Windows NT, and W2K
>with this change?  I believe that is why I removed this.  Either that
>or it prevented files from being opened.  Sorry that I don't remember.

At least on WinNT, I can unlink an open file when FILE_SHARE_DELETE is
included in the shared flag.  Sorry, I don't have a W2K system handy.
Also, looking at cvsweb, FILE_SHARED_DELETE was only ever used if
os_being_run
was WinNT, so there should be no impact on Win9x.

Thanks,

Eric

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