Overwrite Text File That Is In Use By Another Process?
Dec 10, 2010
I have a log file that is open and in use by another program, and I read it's contents with the following:[code]This works for reading the text from the file while it is still in use by the other program, however, immediately after this I need to truncate the text file (without deleting it) so that it is blank again. But the file will still be in use by the other program.[code]But I get the "in use by another application" exception. I've tried looking in StackOverflow and googling but I can't seem to find an answer, and I can't find a way to do this with filestreams either, or I would try to use Dim fs As New FileStream(FullPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.ReadWrite)
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Oct 2, 2008
I was wndering if its possible to change specific data in a text file from VB.NET code? i want to use a save game feature, and update the score of the user currently logged in, but i dont know how to do this. Any ideas? my text files stores 4 fields from the user; Username, Age, Score and Password.[url]...
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Jul 9, 2009
I have been working on a project in .net. I can now write to a txt file using [code]What I need to do though is instead of writing new lines to the file is replace what is all ready there with new text.
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Jan 12, 2010
How to read from a line in vb .net, I need to do the following:
change the line in a text file
[Path] = "c: hiscertainpath"
With this line
[Path] = "c: hatother
ewerpath"
These paths will most certainly be different lengths, so I need to either replace what's in the quotes or erase the line completely and enter a new one, but in the same spot, not appended to the end of the document.
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Oct 20, 2010
I'd like to open a text file and not allow any other processes to write to it. I understand I can do this with the following FileStream:Dim fs As New FileStream(_FilePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite, FileShare.Read)
Once I have access like this I need to read all of the lines (I will use a StreamReader(fs)) and then I will need to write to the file (I will use a StreamWriter(fs)).
The problem here is that the StreamWriter won't allow me to set the append mode to false (so I can overwrite all text in the file) when I use the filestream as a parameter instead of the file path. So all text written with the StreamWriter is appended onto the text which I don't want. If I use a StreamWriter with the file path (which will let me set append to false) as the parameter instead of the filestream it will be locked out because of the FileStream FileShare. How can I still have exclusive access to read and write to the file but still be able to overwrite the existing text (append mode false)?
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Jan 20, 2012
am facing overwriting file in window mobile 6 professional.bellow are my code.
when the system start loading:
PrivateSubForm1_Load(ByVal sende System.Object, ByVal System.EventArgs)HandlesMyBase.Load
[code].....
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Jun 28, 2010
I cant seem to figure out how to add text to a text file without overitting all of it. I am using:
Code:
File.WriteAllText
I guess I could read it, copy, and then write it all over. Is there a way to just add text to the end of the current text of a text file?
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Feb 11, 2010
How can I save an Excel-file, which I'd edit with VB.NE, to a file, which already exists? Evertime there is a dialog: File already exists. Do you really want to overwrite? YES|NO|Abort
How can I overwrite without this dialog?
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Oct 14, 2009
I am using a thread to call a process which is spliting a text file into various text file and folder using the system.io , now when calling the Textsplit() with thread on click of a button i am getting the error below , how to use thread and why this error occurs.
Cross-thread operation not valid: Control 'txtbox_destn' accessed from a thread other than the thread it was created on.
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Mar 10, 2011
I'm trying to get a save file dialogue to overwrite a file with the same name.
Private Sub Button6_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button6.Click
If RadioButton16.Checked Then
[code]....
I keep getting an error saying "Unhandled exception has occurred in your application." Then the next paragraph says "The process cannot access the file 'E:Copy of Release+Fontsob.txt' because it is being used by another process."
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May 17, 2012
I am reading a temperature value from a transceiver into the serial port and I want this value to change the value of a label in my Visual Basic Form. This value changes every few seconds. I am using the code below:
Me.dataReceived.Text &= [text]
where dataReceived is the label I am using and [text] is the data I am reading from the serial port. This results in the data being displayed but instead of overwriting the label, it writes the value after each other. (The data is appended). I tried to remove the & before the = but this did not work as nothing showed up.?The code I am using is the following:
'To receive data into the text field
Private Sub SerialPort1_DataReceived(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.IO.Ports.SerialDataReceivedEventArgs) Handles SerialPort1.DataReceived
[code].....
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Nov 8, 2010
I am trying to download a file off my web server (easy) but the file its downloading is the updated version of the file running. I finally was able to program my automatic update software the program simply downloads a .txt file from my web server, reads it, and if the the version = (new version here) then download. If not, then go to another form. The problem I am getting though, is when the version is outdated, the file will go to download the new .exe and it gets and error saying "File already exists"
[Code]...
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Jan 16, 2011
I am trying to get a text file to be overwritten since it's already there. The thing is, that I'm not trying to overwrite a specific file. In fact, EVERYTHING must have the right name, or my project won't turn out right: http:[url]....However I don't have that problem any more because I solved it. Now my problem is much more simple. Again, I'm NOT trying to overwrite one specific file, so I couldn't say something like,
HTML
RmDir("C:KQQuestion1")
I need a way to overwrite any file name.
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May 7, 2010
I've been searching all over the web to find a code to copy a file to a destination. I found one, but i need to get one so it can overwrite cause i get error when the file already exist in both location.There is my code:
Dim FileToCopy As String
Dim NewCopy As String
FileToCopy = "C:\test.txt"
NewCopy = "C:\NewTest.txt"
[code]....
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Jul 6, 2009
I have a text file to read. Then i took the lines from the text file and write in temporary file. Now i want to overwrite the lines from temporary file to original file.My original file contain Top and bottom part.
My temporary file look like this
4.5 28 Red (T1 ) [1 12.86 53.8] 100.00 100.00 198452 -1309 | 11.0 28 Red (2 13.10 04.0) [T1 ] 130611 2948 100.00 100.00
1.5 28 Blue (T2 ) [1 07.06 59.1] 102.54 100.00 190456 39339 | 6.5 28 Blue (2 03.00 03.0) [T2 ] 132111 -67725 102.54 100.00
[code]....
So i want to overwrite the lines before "|" to the Top part and the line after the "|" to bottom part.. I attach my original and temporary files.
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Jan 14, 2010
How can I force SaveFileDialog in Visual Basic 2008 not to allow overwrite file or Files?To aim is not enough.
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Apr 12, 2012
I'm trying to use VB.NET to process a very large plain text file (2 GB). It is a database and has a field delimiter of SOH and a record delimiter of STX.
I want to separate the fields and records of the file.
I would normally read each line of a text file and then use the split function to separate out the fields. I can't use this approach as there isn't always a delimiter on every line.
Is there any way to read a file until STX is found (rather than one line at a time)?
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Jun 30, 2012
I am trying to create a program that will refresh a *.log file within the program itself (in a RichTextBox), but while the actual application that is writing to that *.log file is open and is utilizing that file as well.
I have tried multiple things with StreamReader, but I can't seem to get anywhere...
Simply, I want to be able to read a *.log file in my Visual Basic 2010 program, but while the actual application that is writing to it is running itself.
How can I do this, as I keep getting the error that another process is utilizing the *.log/text document?
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Jul 25, 2009
I have an App that saves one line of data to a textfile like this[code]...
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If I try to overwrite that file or delete it I get the error "The process cannot access the file 'c:windowsDScatalog.ini' because it is being used by another process."
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May 4, 2011
I have a couple of files which I have to update periodically through a process written in VB.net . These files are on a server and part of a domain that many users can access. These files should never be written to as they are for reference only. I need to be able to overwrite some of them even if a user has them opened. Is it possible to do this? Presently the files permissions are not set as read-only but I can do this as long as the user under which the process runs will still have permission to overwrite them.
UPDATE: thx for your responses. The files are pdf and are opened by clicking on them from windows file explorer. This also happens when a user simply has the file selected in windows explorer.
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Jun 6, 2011
I'm creating an program that needs to delete/overwrite an image called "Image.jpeg".i have to code to upload already, but i need to be able to overwrite image.jpeg, so i was thinking of: delete file, upload new version or[code]...
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Feb 21, 2012
My company puts out a monthly newsletter which I host on our internal website. I have a page for the author of the newsletter to upload the latest version. Once the author has uploaded the latest newsletter, he sends a broadcast email to announce the new newsletter. Employees invariably check the new newsletter and send feedback to the author with corrections that need to be made.
Once the author has made the necessary corrections (typically within an hour of sending the broadcast email), he revisits my page and replaces the latest version with the updated newsletter.
Immediately following the replacement (or update, if you will) of the newsletter, anyone attempting to access it gets a 500 - Internal Server Error.
My IT guy who maintains the server cannot delete/rename/move the file because of a permissions error and has to do a lot of convoluted things to get the file deleted (and once the file is deleted, the author of the newsletter can re-upload the corrected copy and it works fine.
My IT guy and I are pretty sure that the problem stems from that I'm trying to replace the file while IIS is actively serving it to users (which I thought of and thought that I had coded against happening).[code]...
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Jul 6, 2010
I am wondering how I can replace a file locked by another application. I am using VB.NET from 2008.
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Nov 12, 2009
Is that even possible in Vb
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May 19, 2012
Here's the catch - for the program I'm making I would like to avoid creating a copy of the file in its totally unencrypted state (I'm using a modified, quick-and-dirty XOR cipher for that. It's secure enough for my purposes and faster than the stronger encryption). Anyhow, what I would like to do is read a block of data, de/encrypt it (in memory) and then write the changed bytes to the same location they previously would have been within the file.
I've found the problem a little outside my programming abilities, so I was wondering if anybody had a pre-made solution, links to appropriate examples, or an all out explanation.
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Feb 6, 2010
i have this simple code for reading image from file
pic = Application.StartupPath & "\medlem" & "\" & txtp.Text & ".jpg"
Dim myimage As New Bitmap(pic)
Try
[Code]....
the new image comes from the computers web camera.
the only thing i cant get to work is how to overwrite the file.
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Jun 22, 2010
I need to logging the process list and saving it as a text file. I need it so that it will log any new program that opens up. Basically monitoring the process list.
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Jan 24, 2012
I would like to know how to convince the SaveFileDialog to overwrite a read only file. Currently, it is throwing up a dialog and not even getting to my FileOk method.
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Jun 10, 2011
i'm having trouble opening a text file to process and order the data in it. When i try to read the first line of characters an error message occurs saying: 'Variable words1 is used before it has been assigned a value.' I dont understand what i am doing wrong when opening the file. Also, I am sorry if this is a rather basic question.
[Code]...
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Jan 1, 2009
How do I have it overwrite the file if it already exists with My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile?
Here's the code for where its needed but, this is not all of the code
My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile _
("http:mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/mozillaseamonkey/releases/1.1.14/seamonkey-1.1.14.en-US.win32.installer.exe", _
"C:\Program Files\Warez-One Package Manager\Downloaded Packages\seamonkey-1.114.en-US.win32.installer.exe")
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