2 files changed, 40 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/common/FileStream.cpp b/lib/common/FileStream.cpp
index 2e76460a..c4a979b5 100644
--- a/lib/common/FileStream.cpp
+++ b/lib/common/FileStream.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,32 @@ FileStream::FileStream(const std::string& rFilename, int flags, int mode)
 	  mIsEOF(false),
 	  mFileName(rFilename)
 {
+	AfterOpen();
+}
+
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// Function
+//		Name:    FileStream::FileStream(const char *, int, int)
+//		Purpose: Alternative constructor, takes a const char *,
+//			 avoids const strings being interpreted as handles!
+//		Created: 2003/07/31
+//
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+FileStream::FileStream(const char *pFilename, int flags, int mode)
+#ifdef WIN32
+	: mOSFileHandle(::openfile(pFilename, flags, mode)),
+#else
+	: mOSFileHandle(::open(pFilename, flags, mode)),
+#endif
+	  mIsEOF(false),
+	  mFileName(pFilename)
+{
+	AfterOpen();
+}
+
+void FileStream::AfterOpen()
+{
 #ifdef WIN32
 	if(mOSFileHandle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
 #else
@@ -48,7 +74,7 @@ FileStream::FileStream(const std::string& rFilename, int flags, int mode)
 		else
 		{
 			BOX_LOG_SYS_WARNING("Failed to open file: " <<
-				rFilename);
+				mFileName);
 			THROW_EXCEPTION(CommonException, OSFileOpenError)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/common/FileStream.h b/lib/common/FileStream.h
index 5efb91ea..e3ab9f46 100644
--- a/lib/common/FileStream.h
+++ b/lib/common/FileStream.h
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ public:
 		int flags = O_RDONLY,
 #endif
 		int mode = (S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH));
+
+	// Ensure that const char * name doesn't end up as a handle
+	// on Windows!
+
+	FileStream(const char *pFilename, 
+#ifdef WIN32
+		int flags = (O_RDONLY | O_BINARY),
+#else
+		int flags = O_RDONLY,
+#endif
+		int mode = (S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP | S_IROTH | S_IWOTH));
+
 	FileStream(tOSFileHandle FileDescriptor);
 	
 	virtual ~FileStream();
@@ -56,6 +68,7 @@ private:
 	tOSFileHandle mOSFileHandle;
 	bool mIsEOF;
 	FileStream(const FileStream &rToCopy) { /* do not call */ }
+	void AfterOpen();
 
 	// for debugging..
 	std::string mFileName;