Am 13.07.2012 21:57, schrieb MRAB:
> It's possible to create a temporary file even in Windows.
Windows has a open() flag named O_TEMPORARY for temporary files. With
O_TEMPORARY the file is removed from disk as soon as the file handle is
closed. On POSIX OS it's common practice to unlink temporary
On 13/07/2012 19:28, Hans Mulder wrote:
On 13/07/12 19:59:59, Prasad, Ramit wrote:
I lean slightly towards the POSIX handling with the addition that
any additional write should throw an error. You are now saving to
a file that will not exist the moment you close it and that is
probably not expe
On 13/07/12 19:59:59, Prasad, Ramit wrote:
> I lean slightly towards the POSIX handling with the addition that
> any additional write should throw an error. You are now saving to
> a file that will not exist the moment you close it and that is
> probably not expected.
I'd say: it depends.
If t
On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 3:59 AM, Prasad, Ramit
wrote:
> I lean slightly towards the POSIX handling with the addition that
> any additional write should throw an error. You are now saving to
> a file that will not exist the moment you close it and that is probably
> not expected.
There are several
> >> Well "neat tricks" aside, I am of the firm belief that deleting files
> should
> >> never be possible whilst they are open.
> > This is one of the few instances I think Windows does something better
> > than OS X. Windows will check before you attempt to delete (i.e. move
> > to Recycling Bin)
On 07/13/2012 11:00 AM, Prasad, Ramit wrote:
Well "neat tricks" aside, I am of the firm belief that deleting files should
never be possible whilst they are open.
This is one of the few instances I think Windows does something better
than OS X. Windows will check before you attempt to delete (i.e
