> I want to open the current IIS log file in read-only mode. This file is held
> by IIS but I still can open it in Notepad, but I have not been able (so far)
> to read from it using my VB.NET program.
>
> I have tried:
> Dim fileReader As StreamReader
> Try
>     fileReader = My.Computer.FileSystem.OpenTextFileReader(arguments(1) &
> "\ex" & LogDate & ".log")
> Catch ex As .....
>
> And this throws an exception when the file is already in use by IIS.
>
> What can I do to make this work?

"Chris Dunaway" <dunaw***@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1160747141.130126.233160@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Morten Fagermoen wrote:
>> I want to open the current IIS log file in read-only mode. This file is
>> held
>> by IIS but I still can open it in Notepad, but I have not been able (so
>> far)
>> to read from it using my VB.NET program.
>>
>> I have tried:
>> Dim fileReader As StreamReader
>> Try
>>     fileReader = My.Computer.FileSystem.OpenTextFileReader(arguments(1) &
>> "\ex" & LogDate & ".log")
>> Catch ex As .....
>>
>> And this throws an exception when the file is already in use by IIS.
>>
>> What can I do to make this work?
>
> You need to use a method that allows you to set the FileSharing mode.
> Try a FileStream in connunction with a StreamReader:
>
> Dim fs As New FileStream("c:\test\filename.ext", FileMode.Open,
> FileAccess.Read, FileShare.ReadWrite)
>
> Dim sr As New StreamReader(fs)
>
> 'Use the stream reader here
>
> sr.Close()
>
> fs.Close()
>
>
> Hope this helps
>