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Article #4853Re: Q: How to tell if a file is done?
From: Art Shelest
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 1996 20:03
Date: Fri, 01 Mar 1996 20:03
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In article <31350A44.41C6@quality.com>,
Arun Jamwal <jamwal@quality.com> wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>I have a remote process on system A transferring file, say FILEA.
>Another processes on system B wants to read file FILEA as
>soon as the WHOLE file has been transfered.
>
>I know one can tell process B the size of the file FILEA before the
>transfer and then process B does a fstat to check the size....but
>is there any other way?
>
If you can tell process B the file size, do so _after_ transferring the
file -- this will be indication that file is transferred.
_Art.
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