From: Jack Klein <jackklein@...>
Date: 2003-02-13T10:46:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Using open and then LockFile for a file

On 12 Feb 2003 01:36:03 -0800, vcotirlea@hotmail.com (vc) wrote in
comp.lang.c++:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm porting a Unix application to Windows. Im using M$ VC++ compiler.
> My problem is that on Unix the file locking mechanism is done using
> the fcntl() function that doesn't exist on Windows. I know that on
> Windows I can do this using CreateFile() to get the HANDLE to a file
> and then this handle can be used in LockFile() for locking the file.
> 
> But, I would like to open the file using open() function, which
> returns an "int" and then for using the LockFile() I need a HANDLE to
> the file, so my question is: is there a function that can transform
> the "int" returned by open() into a HANDLE that then can be used in
> LockFile() ?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> vc

Please don't post non-standard stuff like this to comp.lang.c++ in the
future.  If it is not part of the C++ language, as defined by the ISO
standard, it is off-topic here.

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