Re: Is there a way to get PHP to release this file?

Andrew Ballard wrote: > I am editing a data file via ODBC, and would like to be able to > download the updated file in the same transaction when finished. It > seems, however, that even after calling odbc_close(), PHP still > retains a lock on the file for the duration of the request. Is there a > way to get PHP to release the file? (Ideally, I'd prefer to work in > memory and/or streams altogether rather than saving the changes to a > file, but I'm not sure that's possible with odbc_connect.) I guess if > I have to I can issue a redirect to a second process that would > download the file, but I'd prefer having to pass a one-time URL to the > browser where it will end up in the history. > > Andrew I would redirect back to the same script and use a get parameter or a session var and an if to tell if you should update the file or download it. -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com