+#ifdef __WINDOWS__
+ // only read/write bits for "all" are supported by this function under
+ // Windows, and VC++ 8 returns EINVAL if any other bits are used in
+ // accessMode, so clear them as they have at best no effect anyhow
+ accessMode &= wxS_IRUSR | wxS_IWUSR;
+#endif // __WINDOWS__
+
+ int fd = wxOpen( fileName, flags ACCESS(accessMode));
+