Difference between OPEN_ALWAYS and CREATE_ALWAYS in CreateFile() of Windows API
问题 Can anyone explain what the difference is between the creation dispositions OPEN_ALWAYS and CREATE_ALWAYS of the CreateFile() function of the windows API? To me it seems that they both simply 'create the file if it does not already exist'. 回答1: CREATE_ALWAYS also truncates the contents if the file already exists. On the other hand, OPEN_ALWAYS will not clobber an already existing file. Here's how the different values work in tabular form: | When the file... This argument: | Exists Does not