Re: IO.File.Delete weirdness (undead files)
From: Fergal Ó Ceallaigh (fergaloc_at_ryarc.spam-me-not.com)
Date: 11/18/04
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:44:21 +1100
Hi, I found the reason for this. It wasn't enough when using the Video
object of Microsoft.DirectX.AudioVideoPlayback.Video to set it to Nothing, I
had to call .Dispose() everytime I used it to fully release the file.
- Fergal
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"Fergal Ó Ceallaigh" <fergaloc@ryarc.spam-me-not.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> As part of my app I allow users to copy files into a 'project' (in
> reality, just a regular folder). The copying works fine, however I am
> running into consistent problems when trying to later delete files that I
> have copied. Often I am finding that the file is being locked "by another
> process" or I get silly "permission denied" problems (Its a Windows Forms
> app and its being run by an admin). Even weirder still, when debugging
> and stepping through the IO.FILE.DELETE(FileName) I note that the file is
> not deleted even tho the line doesn't throw an exception. The file
> remains in place until after the application itself terminates making it
> impossible for me to overwrite or update the files with newer versions
> etc, as per the user's needs. Clearly, a request to delete is being
> delayed and queued in some fashion. I'd like to be able to see why the
> file is being locked and get .net to understand that when I say delete the
> file; I mean delete the file now. Can someone help shed light on what is
> happening here and how I might work around this?
>
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Fergal O' Ceallaigh
> www.ryarc.com
>
>
>
> Other info:
>
> I do thumbnail the files as the user works with them but am careful to
> make sure that the objects used to examine the file are released before
> deletion.
> The Folder In which I am doing the file operations (its less than 256
> characters) C:\Documents and Settings\Fergal\My Documents\Visual Studio
> Projects\RyarcMother\bin\WorkingDirectory\e31da847-9f0d-499c-ac94-9514ce3df31e\FBE7CB33-CBF1-410E-AAD7-DD008A63A1BB\
>
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