Your application cannot be multi-threaded but the OS is. A library could have a file open at the same time your app is running. There are also hacks and callback function (i.e for reading the serial port).
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Clabo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: palm-dev-forum To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 2:26 PM Subject: Database open by multiple applications? > Can a database be open by multiple applications? > > I noticed that DmOpenDatabaseInfo has a field called openCountP that is > suppose to be the number of applications that have the specified database > open. > But I don't understand how that can be since the palm OS does not support > multiple applications running at once. How do multiple application have a > database open at the same time if they can't run at the same time? Can > anyone shed light on this for me? > > > > -Ron > > > > > > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
