On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Shawn wrote:
> > You should also test to make sure the close worked, like you do for the
> > opening.
>
> I have never heard of such a thing? Is it a common problem to have
> files not close? And if it does not close, what problems would you have
> (assuming that the file would close upon exit). Would there be an error
> if you tried to open the filehandle a second time if it had not closed?
It's not a common problem, but if you can't close it (for whatever
reason), it could indicate something bad (filesystem failure, deadlock
with another prcoess, etc.). It never ever hurts to test for a failure on
file operations.
-- Brett
http://www.chapelperilous.net/
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