Cannot READ a file being used by another process

[fabrizio.viggiani]

I try to open a file that is opened and used by win32service for
logging purposes in c#

The following code line
StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(filename);

gets an exception:

The process cannot access the file 'XX' because it is being used by
another process.

I can open the file using notepad or I can use C++ using the following
code:
FILE *f = fopen(filename, "r");

Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong.

Thanks

 

[Dica]

I try to open a file that is opened and used by win32service for
logging purposes in c#

The following code line
StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(filename);

gets an exception:

The process cannot access the file 'XX' because it is being used by
another process.

you're probably opening a stream on the same file elsewhere or in a loop and
not closing it. check your code for any reference to the file and make sure
you close the streamReader before attempting to open the file again.

 

[Carlos J. Quintero [VB MVP]]

If you try to open it with a text editor or with a function that opens for
read/write (the default), it will fail if other process is doing the same.

You can use a FileStream instead and use the overloaded constructor that
uses a FileShare parameter and pass it FileShare.Read.

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Best regards,

Carlos J. Quintero

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