Vista - Open a file in Read format

hi,

I am reading some data from a CSV file. Is there anyway we can open this
file only read only format ??

Thanks,

Aditya

On Aug 20, 5:47*pm, AdityaKir <Aditya...@xxxxxx>
wrote:Are you using import-csv?

I am trying to read a csv file using import-csv . The thing is if the CSV
file is already opened. Then powershell cannot access the CSV file. Is there
any way to access the CSV file even if its already open

"Wes Stahler" wrote:

On Aug 20, 6:45*pm, AdityaKir <Aditya...@xxxxxx>
wrote:If it is locked by another process I don't think you will be able to
read it. You may be able to check for the lock first before you
attempt to read it.
See http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/...--part-2..aspx
for an example.

Hello AdityaKir,

You can read the locked file content, pass its content to a temp file and
read it back using Import-Csv:

$file = [io.path]::GetTempFileName()
cat lockedFile.csv | out-file $file
import-csv $file



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Shay Levy
Windows PowerShell MVP
http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ScriptFanatic

A> I am trying to read a csv file using import-csv . The thing is if the
A> CSV file is already opened. Then powershell cannot access the CSV
A> file. Is there any way to access the CSV file even if its already
A> open
A>
A> "Wes Stahler" wrote:
A>