Annoying programming question

[mikechops]

This is for the HUD I wrote. Whenever I try to open a Absolute hand history file, whilst the client is running, I get a sharing exception. This code works with all the other clients I've come across.

try{
CFile tmpFile(fileName, CFile::modeRead | CFile::shareDenyNone );

FlushFileBuffers(tmpFile.m_hFile);

tmpFile.Seek(startAt, CFile::begin);
int sz = tmpFile.Read(pBuf, (long)length);
}
catch (CFileException *e)
{
e->Delete();
free (pBuf);
return NULL;
}

The annoying part is, I just got done writing the parser. Boring work but seems to work fine with 20k hands. I thought I was almost done with Absolute, but unless I can get some help, I can see figuring out a work-around is going to be a pain in the ass.

[freecard4all]

just an idea: what about copying the hand history file to a new folder?

[Catyoul]

It looks like Absolute specifically denies sharing when it opens the hand history files, just using shareDenyNone won't allow you to access it.

I'm pretty sure there has to be a workaround though. It often happens to me that media player classic or zoomplayer cannot open a file I'm still downloading with restricted sharing, but mplayer can usually open it fine. Although it's a little bit overkill and some search on that specific subject should give you the answer, mplayer is open-source if you really can't find a solution.

[mikechops]

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just an idea: what about copying the hand history file to a new folder?

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You mean to make a copy of the file from within the program and then read that? Because it's a little impractical to keep copying by hand - especially if you are multi-tabling [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] But how do I copy it if I can't read it in the first place?

[jukofyork]

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just an idea: what about copying the hand history file to a new folder?

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You mean to make a copy of the file from within the program and then read that? Because it's a little impractical to keep copying by hand - especially if you are multi-tabling [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] But how do I copy it if I can't read it in the first place?

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Yep, the only temp fix I can think of is to make a temporary copy of the file using C's system() function, eg: system("copy src temp");

Juk [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[mikechops]

Thx... I did a

CopyFile(fileName, "tmp", 0);

and that seemed to work.

[SixthSense]

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Thx... I did a

CopyFile(fileName, "tmp", 0);

and that seemed to work.

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Strange, why don't the sharing restrictions apply to Windows itself?

[hypermegachi]

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Thx... I did a

CopyFile(fileName, "tmp", 0);

and that seemed to work.

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Strange, why don't the sharing restrictions apply to Windows itself?

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since when did microsoft follow specifications?

[freecard4all]

from my experience
"copy something.smh"
works every time because it doesn't need an access to the file.
It just copies bytes = it doesn't interfere with the file itself.
So as long as the user has "read" right he can copy it.