openfiledialog control locks folder

8 Apr 2005 7:23 AM

juststarter

Hello all,
I am using an openFileDialog box to select a file (in order to insert it in
a database). When the file is selected i am filling a few textboxes with the
actual path, filename and extension of the file, so i no longer need the
openfiledialog, thus i am using openfiledialog1.reset() method to reset it.
(i have also tried openfiledialog.dispose() with no results)
The problem i am encountering is that the folder in which the selected file
resides is somehow locked by the application and i can not rename/copy/etc if
i do not close the application (or reopen the openFileDialog to select
another folder).
Is there a way to release the lock on the folder without closing the app ?
Thx in advance
theodore

8 Apr 2005 7:31 AM

Cor Ligthert

Theodore,

That is most unlikely what you tell, I never saw this in these dotNet
newsgroups. Are you sure you have all files closed after using?

Cor

8 Apr 2005 9:03 AM

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]

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"juststarter" <juststar***@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb:
> I am using an openFileDialog box to select a file (in order to insert it
> in
> a database). When the file is selected i am filling a few textboxes with
> the
> actual path, filename and extension of the file, so i no longer need the
> openfiledialog, thus i am using openfiledialog1.reset() method to reset
> it.
> (i have also tried openfiledialog.dispose() with no results)
> The problem i am encountering is that the folder in which the selected
> file
> resides is somehow locked by the application and i can not rename/copy/etc
> if
> i do not close the application (or reopen the openFileDialog to select
> another folder).

I am able to reproduce this behavior using .NET 1.1 SP1, Windows XP
Professional SP2. Setting the file dialog's 'RestoreDirectory' property to
'True' seems to fix the problem.

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M S Herfried K. Wagner
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8 Apr 2005 9:46 AM

Cor Ligthert

Herfried,

Than I saw it now for the first time.
(And remember that of course)

:-)

Cor