OpenEuphoria

Re: flush() bug?

• Posted by "Juergen Luethje" <j.lue at gmx.de> Sep 22, 2005
• 391 views

Andy Serpa wrote:

> Using the following program with exw.exe:
>
>
> -----------------------------
> include file.e
> include get.e
>
> integer fn
>
> fn = open("test.txt","w")
> puts(fn,"Hello")
> close(fn)
>
> ? gets(0)
>
> -------------------------------------------
> The file "test.txt" is created and the console hangs until you hit
> enter.
> So far so good.  The file test.txt should be "unlocked" (because we
> close()'d it) and it is -- I can move it, rename, etc with the console
> still open (so the program hasn't terminated.)

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> However, if we do this:
>
> --------------
> fn = open("test.txt","w")
> puts(fn,"Hello")
> flush(fn)
> puts(fn,"Hello")
> close(fn)
> --------------
>
> The file test.txt now stays locked even though it has been closed -- it
> won't release until we terminate the program.  In other words, if we
> use flush() at any point, and then write data to the file after the
> flush() and then close(), the file stays locked.

On my system (Windows 98) also the last program works as expected.
What Windows version do you use?

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Regards,
   Juergen

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