File Access

5 Apr 2005 5:49 AM

George

the following code

        file.delete(filedetails)
            Dim FileStream As StreamWriter = New StreamWriter(filedetails)

produces this error

        The process cannot access the file "D:\data.txt" because it is being
used by another process.

Single user XP sp2 pro environment.

I have tried to sleep the process without success, any ideas would be
appreciated.

5 Apr 2005 6:41 AM

Cor Ligthert

George,

>
> file.delete(filedetails)
> Dim FileStream As StreamWriter = New StreamWriter(filedetails)
>
>

Which one creates the error, I assume the first, because I assume that it is
still reading that one. (An often made mistake). I create it in that case
forever it more like this.

sr.close 'streamreader close
file.move(filedetails, mytempfile) 'renaming and saving
Dim FileStream As StreamWriter = New StreamWriter(filedetails)
and when it is ready
file.delete(mytempfile)

I hope this helps,

Cor

5 Apr 2005 7:28 AM

George

Tried the example below, but still receive the same error message after the
"move"

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"Cor Ligthert" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> wrote in message
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> George,
>
>>
>> file.delete(filedetails)
>> Dim FileStream As StreamWriter = New StreamWriter(filedetails)
>>
>>
> Which one creates the error, I assume the first, because I assume that it
> is still reading that one. (An often made mistake). I create it in that
> case forever it more like this.
>
> sr.close 'streamreader close
> file.move(filedetails, mytempfile) 'renaming and saving
> Dim FileStream As StreamWriter = New StreamWriter(filedetails)
> and when it is ready
> file.delete(mytempfile)
>
> I hope this helps,
>
> Cor
>

5 Apr 2005 7:37 AM

Cor Ligthert

George,

On what line you get the error while debugging?
This can be on every line you know.

Cor