Writing To XML Log - File Locking?
Oct 15, 2009
Simple question. I have a log of actions that is in XML. When some action occures, the XML log is updated. I am using:Dim xmlData as XElement = XElement.Load( "DataLog.xml" )
to load the existing data. I then create a new XElement (NewData) and use:xmlData.AddFirst( NewData )Which puts the latest item at the beginning of the log. And finally, I write it out using:xmlData.Save( "DataLog.xml" )Ok, that all works fine. But there is no testing to see if anyone has (or is) updating the file ("DataLog.xml") during the process. This may result in lost data. Is there an accepted way to implement some sort of file locking structure that can be used to prevent this potential loss?
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Nov 2, 2009
I have some code based on some previous posts that just won't work right.The code all runs without error.
-' strErrorLog holds a valid file name with full path
-' xmlNewError holds a valid xElement value
Using holdFile As New IO.FileStream(strErrorLog, IO.FileMode.OpenOrCreate, IO.FileAccess.ReadWrite, IO.FileShare.None)[code]When I step through the code, everything works.There is no error on the xmlError.Save call.However, the actual file is NOT updated.If I remove the "Using" commands and change the save to "xmlError. Save(strErrorLog)", then it writes just fine..It's got to be something really simple, but it's frustrating that I don't get an error message.But it does unlock the file..
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Oct 3, 2010
I'm using vb.net 2005, I've got the following code running a thread to download a file. However, the process fails sometimes when trying to read the local copy of the file. I think I may need to unlock the local file somehow but I'm not sure how to do this.[code]
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Jun 22, 2010
How could I lock any file in my PC from others access? I am trying to lock some my video, picture, Excel and Word file in my PC by using Visual Basic. I am using Visual Studio 2008 to develop this application but I am unable to do this job. It'll be something like security utility application. Actually without me, some other people also using my computer and I am trying to lock their access in my personal file. And I wish to know the tools which I can use for this job. I am just a Beginner on this development field.
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May 20, 2009
I'm currently having issues with the following scenario:
1. I will build several DLLs with "Generate XML Documentation" set.
2. The DLL and XML files are copied onto another server (the build drop).
3. The copy will fail as the XML files are being locked by other users referencing these DLLs from their open Visual Studio projects.
Note that this also occurs on a local computer; open up two Visual Studios and use reference paths to reference the Binary folders. You'll find that the refrencing instance of Visual Studio will lock up the XML files causing the first Visual Studio to have problems compiling.
1. Is this a bug in Visual Studio 2008? Why is it holding exclusive locks on these files from the other computers? Is there a fix for this?
2. Is there a way to "package" the XML file into the DLL? I've noticed a lot of other .NET DLLs in the world that include all of their comments INSIDE of the DLL. No XML files necessary. (unless they're not .NET dll's).We're doing a lot of framework development here and it's imperative to include the XML documentation... unfortunately we've had to disable it to allow new builds to trickle through.
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Feb 5, 2010
I'm writing a log parser which is reading a log created by a game. This log can be written to many times a second. My problem is that my program is preventing the writing of the log at times. Is there anyway I can read the log file without locking it?
Sub readLog()
If readyToRead Then
If FileInUse(fileName) Then Return
readyToRead = False
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Jun 25, 2009
I have developed an application which requires reading data from Excel file and performing some calculation. However for some reason the Excel file is always locked at the end of the computation after I close the application.
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Jun 14, 2010
[code]I load a text file to a list box and if I try to modify or save over that same text file I get an access violation error. How can I load a text file and release all permissions/holds on that file?
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Mar 16, 2012
using FreeFile and OpenFile functions to find file-locking user name over network
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Feb 16, 2007
My program splits a mulitpage tiff file (batch of purchase orders from Sage MMS)into separate files by doing OCR and using the MODI functions.My code has three main loops. 1st loop goes through each of the pages and splits the tiff into separate tiff files based on order number and stores them in a directory. for each order i also create an array of information by doing OCR from the tiff ie. order number, customer etc etc. 2nd loop goes through the array. for each order number in the array checks to see if there is another tiff file existing in another directory. This could be a separate sheet which needs to be attached to the main purchase order and comes from a document scanner in another office.If there is an additional file i merge that tiff file with the current tiff file. 3rd loop goes through the array once more and uses the microsoft faxcomexlib to faxed the files using my server 2003 fax serverthe 3 loops work perfect and very fast and i can send the faxes no problem.
I also add all the array information into an access database so historical purposes.My problem:In the first loop i need to check that the fax has not already been sent. (users can reprint orders so need to be careful that fax isnt sent more than once) I do this by getting the order number and querying the database. If the order does not exist then i can proceed else i prompt the user to refax yes or no.i have put the database connection and sql in a function which returns true or false. however when i add the function to my main loops i get a file lock on the current order. If i remove the function my code works perfect.
Dim conn As New OdbcConnection(constr)
Dim cmdselect As New OdbcCommand
' Get status from current job
[code].....
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Jul 5, 2009
So I need to write out an object to a text file as well as read in objects from text files.How do I accomplish this? This is the code i've used to read and write just simple lines of text. Is there a small modification to this or just a different function i use to read in an entire object?
Code:
Dim path As String
path = "Security.txt"
[code].....
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Jul 17, 2010
I have just recently been using VB 2010 after using VB5. I have noticed a lot of changes. The problem I have is that I wish to open and save text files to and from arrays in the background. I've attached what I would do in VB5. I have searched around, but all the examples I find use a Textbox instead of an array. Can anyone show me how I can do this with VB 2010?
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Jun 9, 2011
I am creating a text file using a save file dialog and copying the path to the text box which file is used to write from vb.net. when i try to write i get an error "The process cannot access the file '....fileName.txt' because it is being used by other program".
The code is below
Public Sub writeInTextFile()
Try
Dim oWrite As New StreamWriter(TxtOutputPath.Text)
[Code].....
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Mar 11, 2010
I am attempting to gather a group of file names from a directory. I am able to do this. I tested the code by having the list populate into a listbox and all desired items were added to the list.
Here is my code:
Dim di As New IO.DirectoryInfo(strPath)
Dim dir1 As IO.FileInfo() = di.GetFiles("*.txt")
Dim dFiles As IO.FileInfo
ListBox.Items.Add(dFiles)
However, a listbox is not my desired output. I am attempting to write these file names to a text file for purposes of then parsing the information to a datatable to compare with another datatable. How to get my filenames written to a textfile.
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Apr 12, 2011
I am working on a program using VB.Net 2010 which will enable me to setup groups of files & folders for back up with syncing capabilities etc. I have a concept program which is based on some sample code I found out in one of the VB.Net forums. I have modified it from a command line based program to a form based program. At the moment I consider this code to be a "concept" program which once I have the various copy/sync routines developed and debugged will be integrated in to another program I wrote for
creating "Back Up" groups to automate the process. There are some 3rd party programs that do similar things that I want to do such as Microsofts Sync Toy, but none of them offer the grouping and exclusions options that I am going to program in to this backup/sync program.
So here is my problem, I have the included code taking two folders, a source and a destination, and copying everything from the source to the destination. It will skip over any unchanged files/folders and will delete anything found in the destination folder that is not found in the source folder and it will update all files in the destination folder that have a newer version in the source folder. In other words it will mirror image the source to the destination but will be smart enough not to copy unchanged items from the source to the destination thereby saving a lot of time. The sync part of the program is working fine, the displaying of the progress and results is not.
[Code]...
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Jul 6, 2010
I have a structure in memory which is working fine - now I need to write this entire structure to a file.The below code almost compiles, the problem is that "mstaRecordInfo" cannot be changed to a string, probably because of the Date field. I've just spent over an hour experimenting and searching the web but have gotten no closer to a solution
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May 31, 2011
I am trying to print the contents of my array to a text file, but instead of just printing whats in the array it prints all indexes even if they are empty.
this is the code i am using..
Code:
FileOpen(3, "garbage.txt", OpenMode.Append)
Dim intCounter As Int16
For intCounter = strFirstName.GetLowerBound(0) To strFirstName.GetUpperBound(0)
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Jun 6, 2011
for a school project I have to write data from a listbox to a new file that a user can create. I can create and save a file no problem, but for some reason I can't write anything. I followed the textbook provided but when the file saves, I open it up and it is blank. I'm using fileWriter.WriteLine and I'm just test something basic to write to a file first and I can't do it:
Code:
Private Sub storeFileButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles storeFileButton.Click
'creates a new file
Dim result As DialogResult ' stores the file
Dim fileName As String ' name the file to save the data
[code]....
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Jul 11, 2009
Well I'm in the middle of making a program to edit .ini files. Although I have hit a snag. I can save my settings (relies off checkboxes) with ease, however if I change something and/or hit the save button again even after the code has finished, both my entire .ini files are cleared (filePath and filePathPrefs) and all text is gone. Here's my
[Code]...
why it's clearing the .ini file even after the initial write worked? I've tested to make sure the entire code has finished before making another save with different settings but the issue happens again.
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Jul 15, 2009
Okay im trying to write a TXT file, but also keep the contents already in the file.
For example
Before Program Run:
Sample123.txt reads:
[code].....
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Sep 23, 2010
I am in the process of writing an application that requires a single transaction updating several tables. The front end has a header record and several detail records. I do not maintain any type of lock on the original read. The read is performed by calling a stored procedure in an existing database to pass back the data.
When I update the data each detail record is updated individually. Is there away I can update all of the records within a single transaction? The update will be performed via a stored procedure that is stored on the server. I cannot store the code in the application as other applications will need to use the same server side code. I can handle updating a single record my issue come about when I've updated 5 records and the 6th fails, how do I rollback the 1st 5 records.
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May 4, 2011
i want to write data in csv file using vb.net. so before writing the data i want to format the cell to text.how to do this.
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Nov 9, 2011
how to write these hexadecimals to an exe file while still having it exec
4D 5A 50 00 02 00 00 00 04 00 0F 00 FF FF 00 00 B8 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 40 00 1A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 BA 10 00 0E 1F
[code]....
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May 22, 2012
I am able to read the xml file into dataset. Currently it is printing in a string format. Is it possible to print in xml format from web method call. I want to publish through dataset.writexml
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Jun 23, 2011
Im having trouble creating and then writing to a file. First, I check to see if the file exists, if it does not, then I create the file, close it, and then open again for appending text. I am getting an error during debugging saying the file is in use by another process, which is confusing since I am closing the file before opening it to append any further text. Here is my code:
[Code]...
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May 18, 2009
I'm makin an application which will calculate the amount of carpet needed to floor a room, i would like to add in an order management bit too the application so that the user can add, delete and amend pending jobs. I'm a bit of a beginner so i don't know which way is really best to go, should i use file writing on database? I will be takin values from variables and textbox's if thats of any importance.
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Aug 16, 2009
I try to write some data in a ini file. i can do that first time but second i give me an error[code]...
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Aug 14, 2011
Over writing an existing file.
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Jun 27, 2011
I have a tab spaced txt file that looks somthing like this;
[Code]...
I'd like to be able to read in the file and have a pop up message ask somthing like this; "Is cash1 for comp1 correct?" If yes ask about the 2nd line and if not ask what the real cash total is and then over write that to the file, then ask about the 2nd line.
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Dec 31, 2010
i am working on a Yahtzee projeect for college and am struggling with reading and writing to a csv file the code i have to read the file works but only gets the first column and displays it on a line not as a list.
Private Sub HighScoreFrm_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
[Code]....
the other criteria i have to work towards and wondering if anyone can help is to limit the amount of records to 10 so need to check what the lowest score is and if the current score is higher over write it,
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