Manipulating files in use by others

[Bernie]

Hi
Is it possible to delete or rename a file being used by others?
(Their problem, raised by this, is a completely different issue)

Bernie

[Monte Hansen]

Not until the file has been closed by other users. If opened as a network
resource, you can use NetFileGetInfo and NetFileClose.

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"Bernie" <magnus.bernroth@rejlers.se> wrote in message
news:3cc0107c@10.1.10.29...
>
> Hi
> Is it possible to delete or rename a file being used by others?
> (Their problem, raised by this, is a completely different issue)
>
> Bernie

[dnagel]

I had great luck renaming EXE's that were opened across the network
by (sometines) hundreds of users... But I guess an EXE dos not have
locking applied to it in the same way as docs...

D.

"Monte Hansen" <monte@nospam.com> wrote in message news:3cc0315c$1@10.1.10.29...
| Not until the file has been closed by other users. If opened as a network
| resource, you can use NetFileGetInfo and NetFileClose.
|
| =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
| Monte Hansen
| http://killervb.com
| Always coding in the dead of night.
| =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
|
|
| "Bernie" <magnus.bernroth@rejlers.se> wrote in message
| news:3cc0107c@10.1.10.29...
| >
| > Hi
| > Is it possible to delete or rename a file being used by others?
| > (Their problem, raised by this, is a completely different issue)
| >
| > Bernie
|
|

[Bernie]

"Bernie" <magnus.bernroth@rejlers.se> wrote:
>
>Hi
>Is it possible to delete or rename a file being used by others?
>(Their problem, raised by this, is a completely different issue)
>
>Bernie

The reason why I'm asking is the problem with locked access MDB-files. Some
years ago I wrote a small piece of code using VB for this. I guess it was
VB ver 3 and Win95. Renaming the file across the network was possible, even
if some users where using it (OK, they usually got a complete system crasch,
but for a SA it was worth it).

In the mean time I'll try those NET api's...

Bernie