1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mysys/my_open.c b/mysys/my_open.c
index ca5c0d8683f..1f3bb95b5a2 100644
--- a/mysys/my_open.c
+++ b/mysys/my_open.c
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ File my_open(const char *FileName, int Flags, myf MyFlags)
   DBUG_PRINT("my",("Name: '%s'  Flags: %d  MyFlags: %d",
 		   FileName, Flags, MyFlags));
 #if defined(MSDOS) || defined(__WIN__) || defined(__EMX__) || defined(OS2)
+  /* if we are not creating, then we need to use my_access to make 
+   * sure  the file exists since Windows doesn't handle files like 
+   * "com1.sym" very  well 
+  */  
+  if (! (Flags & O_CREAT) && my_access(FileName, F_OK))    
+	  return -1;
   if (Flags & O_SHARE)
     fd = sopen((my_string) FileName, (Flags & ~O_SHARE) | O_BINARY, SH_DENYNO,
 	       MY_S_IREAD | MY_S_IWRITE);