Vista - Select-String FileShare.ReadWrite

How come powershell cannot open files that are in use even if they have the
share flag specified? Below are exact details of the error I am getting.

Please let me know if there is a way to get around this error.

Thanks.
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The log file I am try to parse is already opened in another application
using the below line of code in c#.

FileStream fsLog = new FileStream(@"C:\logfiles\20080609system.log",
FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.ReadWrite);

The below commands show the error I get when trying to open it in
powershell.

PS C:\logfiles> Select-String -pattern "1" 20080609system.log
Select-String : The file can not be read: C:\logfiles\20080609system.log
At line:1 char:14
+ Select-String <<<< -pattern "1" 20080609system.log
PS C:\logfiles> $error[0] | format-list * -force


Exception : System.ArgumentException: The file can not be read:
C:\logfiles\
20080609system.log ---> System.IO.IOException: The
process cannot access the file 'C:\
logfiles\20080609system.log' because it is being
used by another process.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode,
String maybeFullPath)

It may well be that Select-String doesn't honour the FileShare.ReadWrite and
wants exclusive access to the file

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"Bob Bins" wrote:

That's exactly what I needed.

Thank you.


"Shay Levi" <no@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:95d808932fe2f8ca987891454730@xxxxxx

You can workaround it:


get-content C:\logfiles\20080609system.log | select-string -pattern "yourPattern"



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