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Check if a file is in use
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 01:41 PM

Hi all,
having a .rt file, is there a low level file function to check if it is open ? I need to know if the file is in use from Microsoft Word or another word processor.

Thank you in advance.

Best Regards,

Marco Turco

SOFTWARE XP LLP

driessen

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Joined: Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:26 AM

Re: Check if a file is in use
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 01:52 PM

What I do to check if a file is in use :

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TRY
     FOPEN(cFile)
     MsgInfo("File is NOT in use")
     FCLOSE(cFile)
CATCH
     MsgInfo("File is in use")
END

Good luck.

Regards,

Michel D.
Genk (Belgium)

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Marco Turco

Posts: 858

Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 12:00 PM

Re: Check if a file is in use
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 08:46 PM

It runs, thank you driessen,
just made some small changes:

    handle:=fopen(cfile,16)
    if handle&gt;0
        &amp;&amp; is unlocked

else
&& is locked
endif

Best Regards,

Marco Turco

SOFTWARE XP LLP

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