File access violation - used by another process

[VBCrazyCoder]

This should be easy - but I can't seem to find the solution.

I have the following code:

File.Create("C:\TemplateTempFile.vsdir")
Dim swrAddTemplates As StreamWriter = (File.AppendText "C:\TemplateTempFile.vsdir")

I get a file access violation - file used by another process - which I have determined to be the File.Create statement.

How can I end that process?

[theonetrueace]

i believe the streamwriter object will create a non existent file automaticly......or am i wrong as usual....lol

AcE

[VBCrazyCoder]

You are correct sir! Told you it was an easy fix - I was just looking at it too long!

Thanks!

[theonetrueace]

Cheers

[ggprogram]

I am not sure I understand what you are trying to do, but the following eliminates the error. I don't know if it will give you the desired result.

Dim sr As StreamWriter = File.CreateText("C:\Test.txt")
sr.Close()
Dim swrAddTemplates As StreamWriter = (File.AppendText("C:\Test.txt"))

[VBCrazyCoder]

Yes - that was the problem - the FileStream that was created with the File.Create was not being closed before being hit by another Streamwriter.

So I just omit the File.Create and the StreamWriter creates the file if it doesn't exist for me.