Trouble opening a file using BufferedStream

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curt.bathras

I am trying to open and read a file using the following:

BufferedStream stream = new BufferedStream(File.OpenRead(aFilename));

If the file specified by aFilename is being used by another
application, an IOException is thrown with the message: "The process
cannot access the file because it is being used by another process." I
figured since I opened the file for read only using File.OpenRead, I
would be fine... but no such luck.

The odd thing is I can open the file specified by aFilename in Notepad
with no problems. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks,
Curt
 
If you want to work with text files it is better to use StreamReader :

class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Just make text file
using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(@"c:\test"))
{
writer.WriteLine("test1");
writer.WriteLine("test2");
}

// No problems to read text from one file
using (StreamReader reader1 = new StreamReader(@"c:\test"))
using (StreamReader reader2 = new StreamReader(@"c:\test"))
{
Console.WriteLine("r1 " + reader1.ReadLine());
Console.WriteLine("r2 " + reader2.ReadLine());

Console.WriteLine("r1 " + reader1.ReadLine());
Console.WriteLine("r2 " + reader2.ReadLine());
}
}
}
 
BufferedStream stream = new BufferedStream(File.OpenRead(aFilename));

Are you sure you need the BufferedStream? FileStream already does
buffering.

If you use the appropriate FileStream constructor directly rather than
going via File.OpenRead you can explicitly specify the FileShare mode
you want.


Mattias
 
Hello (e-mail address removed),

The problems is that file is locked (program write smth to this file)
To open it the way notepad do it, u need to specify FileShare.ReadWrite property

FileStream fs = new FileStream(str, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read,
FileShare.ReadWrite);
BufferedStream stream = new BufferedStream(fs);
I am trying to open and read a file using the following:

BufferedStream stream = new BufferedStream(File.OpenRead(aFilename));

If the file specified by aFilename is being used by another
application, an IOException is thrown with the message: "The process
cannot access the file because it is being used by another process."
I figured since I opened the file for read only using File.OpenRead, I
would be fine... but no such luck.

The odd thing is I can open the file specified by aFilename in Notepad
with no problems. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks,
Curt
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