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Copy a locked file.

I have a application that locks a file when it is open. While the application has the file open I am not able to perform a copy on the file. Notepad is not able to open this file as well.

Is there a means to override this lock and make a copy of this file.

Thanks

Mark Baird

[280 byte] By [MarkBaird] at [2007-12-17]
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# 1
How are you opening the file? you should be able to change the mode and/or access in order to manipulate the file lock!
DMan1 at 2007-9-8 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Basic,Visual Basic General...
# 2
It is an application that we purchased that is locking the file. It is a text file in which we would like to generate a checksum using Perl through some code automation using a file watch in VB.NET. The file watch waits for the ceation of the file when the user saves the file.
Mark Baird
MarkBaird at 2007-9-8 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Basic,Visual Basic General...
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