monitoring an open file???

[paynea]

hello there,

i dont know where to go on this and need a pointer. does anyone know of a function that can evaluate the open/closed status of a given file?

in my app, im opening files using the System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(filename) to open the file with its default application. i need to run a check so i can change some file attributes once the file is closed.
i had thought i could use a timer to evaluate weather the file is open or not. i cant find any functions in the IO class that can do this?

thanks,
drew.

 

[Prashant]

I have a query of my own...is there a "System" object in Visual Basic 6.x ? If yes, how does one get to use it?

 

[Divil]

Prashant: No there isnt.

paynea: I think the process class can raise an event once the application you start has been closed. Take a look at ProcessStartInfo.

 

[Derek Stone]

The OnChanged method of the System.IO.FileSystemWatcher class might also be a big help to you.