-=> Quoting John Augustine to Stephane Bessette <=-
 SB>user, starting many applications during the course of a day, using more
 SB>than one application at a time (this is what multitasking is for!), or
 SB>if you use OLE links (sharing data between applications), then you'll
 JA> The File Access Mode, IF set for "Sharing" by the Application, is
 JA> for that purpose.  Some Applications, when "Opening" a File don't use
 JA> "Sharing" Access.  The same thing works in Dos (as used in Networks).
        That's not the same thing.  OLE is supposed to let you enter
data in a spreadsheet, generate a graph out of that data, and then
use that same graph in a word processor.  If, for some reason, the
data in the spreadsheet was to change, thereby changing the graph, then
the graph in the word processor would also be changed.  There are other
uses, but this is the easiest to understand (and explain).  OLE is a
good idea, although its implementation leaves some things to be desired.
As I may have mentioned, OLE verifies if the data has been modified by
starting up the application that contains the original data, which
means trouble for Windows 3.1 (because some resources are not released).
That problem should no longer be present in Win95.  Also, Win95 comes
with OLE v2.0, which may make it work better.  However, I've gone off
that road, and so don't really keep up with the latest info concerning
MicroSoft products.
        Stephane [TEAM OS/2]
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