close handle of opened file

[The Clansman]

is there any way to close a handle of a file in use?
I want to delete some files but some of them may be in use, and I need to
delete it anyway.


is it possible?

Thanks

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

is there any way to close a handle of a file in use?
I want to delete some files but some of them may be in use, and I need to
delete it anyway.

One way I can think of is using p/invoke to delay the operation until
the next reboot:

How To Move Files That Are Currently in Use
<URL:http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;EN-US;140570>

 

[Guest]

Yeah, use the MoveFileEx API function with the delay until reboot constant.
Like So:

Private Const MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT = &H4

Private Declare Function MoveFileEx Lib "kernel32" Alias "MoveFileExA"
(ByVal lpExistingFileName As String, ByVal lpNewFileName As String, ByVal
dwFlags As Int32) As Int32

Usage:

MoveFileEx([Filename including full path], vbNullString,
MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT)

I hope this helps