Re: File test

Hi
thanks, this is what i have done i.e. do while, catch, open file...

I thought I was missing a better approach!

I also have an error counter and a sleep in the loop so as not to wait for
ever and a day!

Thanks

"Gman" <nah> wrote in message news:uOQE55kPGHA.1088@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
If you have control over the application creating the file, have it create
it with a different filename while its writing and then, once complete,
rename it.

Otherwise you can trap the error and postpone your read/move.

HTH

Adrian wrote:
Hi,
Before I open a file to read it etc how can I test to ensure it not
currently in use by another process?

the scenario is that I'm watch for a file to be created once it is I read
its contents and depending what they are I move it! however I'm getting
error when I'm am reading the file before its is fully written ( the
writing is slow as its over a WAN!) so I want to loop until the file is
fully created/ written.

thanks



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