Re: [WEB400] Closing of Files

[Anton Gombkötö <gombkoetoe@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 12:12 04.09.2002 -0500, you wrote:
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> Hi Everyone,
>             When you guys write a CGI program, at the end of the program
> do you leave your physical files open? Or do you close them? I have been
> closing mine. What problems could I face if I leave them open verse's
> closing them each time?
That depends.

If your CGI is the only program that opens the files, then let them open
and return. The next request will be answered faster - with an activation
group other than *NEW, of course.

If other programs need exclusive access or re-arrange the data to heavily
(so that displaying them at that stage makes no sense) then close them or
set on LR before returning.


best regards /  Mit freundlichen Grüssen

Anton Gombkötö
Avenum Technologie GmbH

http://www.avenum.com