Hello I've written a Perl/CGI that allows a user to search for a string in a specified file. I've yet to make this little program widely available - and currently with one or two users - it's quite speedy. I anticipate no more than 20 users attempting to access the same file at the same time - and this probably won't occur very often. I intend to eventually move this data to database and use DBI. Until then - I'm a bit concerned. Any undesirable results I might expect? Is it necessary to lock a file for reading? My gut suggests the file won't be available until the file handle closes or the program ends.
Any insight or experience is greatly appreciated. Thanks. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
