If a program has a lock on a file, your only option is to read the bytes
directly from the spindle. This is extremely low level programming. This is
also potentially dangerous, as the file could be changed as you are backing
it up, ending up with corrupt results.
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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA
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Think Outside the Box!
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