Exit without closing files

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From: Brent S Noorda
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 13:06

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I would like to have a program open a file, pass the handle to a TSR, then
exit so that the TSR can continue to write to the file.  However, the
DOS exit function closes all files opened by the executable.  Is there a way
to exit without closing opened files?

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From: bsn@world.std.com (Brent S Noorda)
Subject: Exit without closing files
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Summary: How to exit without closing files?
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 13:06:10 GMT
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