forcibly close a file [resolved]

[stingrae]

I'm trying to open a file for reading, as in the following code:

FileOpen(1, strTemp, OpenMode.Binary)

and everytime i keep getting a message saying the File Is Already Open.

i have used this file previously in the application (in another function) and have closed it.

does anybody know if there's a way to forcibly close all applications that are using a file?

thanks

R

[hellswraith]

Quit using the FileOpen command and use the System.IO namespace. Use streams.

[hellswraith]

Quit using the FileOpen command and use the System.IO namespace. Use streams.

[stingrae]

hi, thanks for that.

do you have a quick example? i'm not familiar with streams.

cheers.

[dynamic_sysop]

to open a file / read it ....

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Dim path As String = "C:\some path.txt"
        If IO.File.Exists(path) Then '/// check it exists , although you can use " IO.FileMode.OpenOrCreate " below instead of this , depending if you want the file to be created if it don't exist.
            Dim sReader As New IO.StreamReader(New IO.FileStream(path, IO.FileMode.Open))
            While Not sReader.Peek = -1
                TextBox1.AppendText(sReader.ReadLine) '/// assuming you want it in a textbox in this case. ( reading each line at a time )
            End While
        Else
            '/// the file doesnt exist yet!
        End If
    End Sub

[stingrae]

thankyou sirs!