Is there a way to get the program that is locking a file, in vb 2005?
For instance, when I try to open a file that is already opened by another program, can I get the name of the process/program that has locked this file?
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Is there a way to get the program that is locking a file, in vb 2005?
For instance, when I try to open a file that is already opened by another program, can I get the name of the process/program that has locked this file?
System Internals has a tool called Handle that you can use. It tells you which program has what file and/or directory open. It is a console application. You can pipe its output to a text file and then simply open that text file and search for the file you’re looking for. Then you can see which process has it open.