Vista - Copy open files?

Is there a way (using VB.Net or C#) to copy open or locked files?

Thanks!

jim

On Apr 8, 6:20 pm, "jim" <j...@xxxxxx> wrote:Look at this:
http://www.java2s.com/Code/VB/File-D...nlockafile.htm

On Apr 8, 11:20*am, "jim" <j...@xxxxxx> wrote:Hi,

No, if the file is locked by another process you cannot access it

On Apr 8, 12:45*pm, kimiraikkonen <kimiraikkone...@xxxxxx> wrote:That shows how to lock/unlock a file, not how to read an already
locked file (most probably locked in another process)

AFAIK no (except perhaps using a very low level API (I'm thinking about
backup specific APIs)).

You may want to elaborate on what you are trying to do but it looks like
something unusual...


"jim" <jim@xxxxxx> a écrit dans le message de news:
J2MKj.3941$DY1.2394@xxxxxx

On Apr 8, 8:43 pm, "Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )"
<ignacio.mac...@xxxxxx> wrote:Yes, i just wanted to point out that he could unlock the file using
the code then he could copy it.

(PS: The thread is a cross-post)

"kimiraikkonen" <kimiraikkonen85@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:a64fa0bc-2ba5-4794-9a3d-727a6e82e61a@xxxxxxNo you can't "unlock" a file "locked" by another process. Where "locked"
means opened exclusively, that is, non shared.
You can only use the "shadow copy services " to copy such file(s). The
shadow copy services API's aren't covered by the framework however.


Willy.

The Volume Shadow Copy service supports backing up locked files. There is an
API for this, which I have used via a batch file with script to backup the
Registry, but that's about as much as I can tell you.
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"jim" wrote:

On Apr 8, 10:08 pm, "Willy Denoyette [MVP]"
<willy.denoye...@xxxxxx> wrote:Willy,
The link i've posted claims that it locks and unlocks and updates the
same file under same application (under developer's application, even
can't get it worked such article). However there are some 3rd party
applications such as "Unlocker" which can unlock files locked by "any"
process . So that's another point of interest.

Plus it would be good to get a complete working code that locks and
unlocks and stores same file using FileStream class. The sample link
i've posted is not a well-explained one.

Thanks

On Apr 8, 2:30*pm, kimiraikkonen <kimiraikkone...@xxxxxx> wrote:Hi,

You can only unlock a file that you previously locked . Not only that,
but you must also use the same reference.