write to the same file from multiple processes at the same time?

[Peter Hansen]

Peter Hansen wrote:
> Grant Edwards wrote:
>> Not in my experience.  At least under Unix, it's perfectly OK
>> to open a file while somebody else is writing to it.  Perhaps
>> Windows can't deal with that situation?
> 
> Hmm... just tried it: you're right!  

Umm... the part you were right about was NOT the possibility that 
Windows can't deal with the situation, but the suggestion that it might 
actually be able to (since apparently it can).  Sorry to confuse.

-Peter