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From: Pascal Obry <pascal@obry.net>
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Subject: Re: Exclusive file access
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 19:29:24 -0400
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Le vendredi 28 ao=C3=BBt 2015 =C3=A0 01:16 +0200, Georg Bauhaus a =C3=A9cri=
t :
> If in Windows a process cannot access a file that is in use,
> I think that an effect of the normal reaction of Windows, isn't it?
> So, a true Ada for Windows compiler might reflect this OS behavior.

I think even on Windows a file can be opened with concurrent access. As
already said the behavior is unspecified. Ada RM only talk about
dealing with files in the same executable/process.

BTW, to open a file in shared mode it is possible to use a form string
of Open routine.

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