Michael writes:
> Without going into too many details, I have a need to write a program that
> opens files that the user running the program normally doesn't have access
> to.  The only way that I know of to do this is to call AIFPROCPUT and give

How about a lockword on the file?  (Doesn't work for HFS files.)

Or, give the file a priv filecode (which you must specify when you
FOPEN/HPFOPEN the file).

> the user SM capability, then open the file, and finally another call to

That works.  I can't remember if it affects all processes in session or
just your process.

> parm?  How about it Stan? :)

Stan's home with the flu right now :(

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