Article: Q36611
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.00 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | docerr | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 12-OCT-1988
The "important" note on Page 550 of the "Microsoft Optimizing 5.1
Compiler Run-Time Library Reference" manual has an error in the second
condition listed as causing problems when opening a new file with the
sopen function under DOS Versions 3.00, 3.10, or 3.20 with SHARE
installed.
"With oflag set to any combination that includes O_FLAG..." is
incorrect. There is no O_FLAG setting available. The oflag setting
should be O_CREAT | O_RDWR. This oflag setting with pmode set to
S_IREAD requires that shflag be set to SH_COMPAT to avoid problems
with the new file created by sopen.
The problems that can occur when the wrong sopen options are used
include not opening the new file, or opening the new file but not
being able to write to it resulting in a file of zero length.
These problems may also occur in DOS Version 3.30.