The Old New Thing

September 16, 2013 - The Old New Thing

Entering the world of competitive Ring-Around-the-Rosie

September 16, 2013 Sep 16, 2013 09/16/13
Raymond Chen
I dreamed that a friend and I were in line at some sort of summer camp to get into the cafeteria. We noticed a glass cabinet with food out in the dining area and asked about it. Turns out that it was available for people to eat, as an alternative to standing in line. We decided to go for it. (Another example of how being lucky is observing ...

Forcing a file handle closed when it has been opened remotely

September 16, 2013 Sep 16, 2013 09/16/13
Raymond Chen
Today's Little Program closes a file handle that was opened remotely. It builds on previous discussion on how to use the functions. Forcing a network file handle closed does not actually close the handle. This makes it very different from the various "force handle closed" utilities out there. Rather, forcing a network file handle closed...