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From: casper@iesd.auc.dk (Casper Millum)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: File Handles in Network
Message-ID: <1991Mar26.085723.13094@iesd.auc.dk>
Date: 26 Mar 91 08:57:23 GMT
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Organization: Mathematics & Computer Science, University of Aalborg
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I have a problem with the IBM PC LAN Token Ring (Base Mode) concerning
File Handlers. I am working with the B-Tree Filer and Turbo Pascal
6.0.

When I from an application on a local workstation opens a file on the
server, I allocate one File Handle on the local workstation and one
File Handle on the server. If I from an other workstation opens the
same file on the server, I also allocate one File Handle on this
workstation and once more I allocate a new File Handle on the server
for the same file. This implies that the server allocates several File
Handles for the same file. At the same time a Token Ring/DOS-server is
limited to a maximum of 255 File Handles. This limitation causes me
troubles.

Do you know if it is possible to avoid that the server will allocate
several File Handles (one for each application running on a local
workstation) for the same file.

If you have any suggestions to solve the problems, please mail me.