On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:20:40 +0200 (Romance Daylight Time)
Michael Van Canneyt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You can wait on any handle: file, pipe, socket.
>
> From msdn:
>
> The WaitForSingleObject function can wait for the following objects:
>
> * Change notification
> * Console input
> * Event
> * Job
> * Memory resource notification
> * Mutex
> * Process
> * Semaphore
> * Thread
> * Waitable timer
Well, I don't see neither file, nor pipe, nor socket in this list.
(That's why I made that specific comment, earlier). The documentation says
waiting for file and pipe handles works in "some circumstances" but it
should not be used.
Micha
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