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[Dummy1912]

hello,

can anyone help me with this part also

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        Dim Files As String() = Directory.GetFiles("c:\", "*.txt")
        For Each sFile As String In Files
            Dim fi As New FileInfo(sFile)
            Dim myFileStream As New System.IO.FileStream(fi.FullName, FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read)
            Dim myReader As New System.IO.StreamReader(myFileStream)
            Dim sFileContents As String = myReader.ReadToEnd()
            myReader.Close()
            myFileStream.Close()

the file stays in use so i can't delete it
what are we doing wrong?

thanks

[Shim]

close your visual studio or close the project then delete it.

[Ffenixw0rks]

I can't recreate your error using vs2013.
Haven't you opened file in other program? And can you please give some more info. Like on what line does exception occurs.

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Dim fi As New FileInfo(sFile)
Dim myFileStream As New System.IO.FileStream(fi.FullName, FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read)
Dim myReader As New System.IO.StreamReader(myFileStream)

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Dim fi As New FileInfo(sFile)
Dim myReader As New System.IO.StreamReader(fi.FullName)

As StreamReader also can take file path with name as argument. Then myFileStream.Close() is also not needed.

[XTechVB]

Why do you use the "FileStream" and "StreamReader" to read text based files, and not the built-in functions?

[Dummy1912]

close your visual studio or close the project then delete it.

#Shim :lol: because i need to delete it when i run the app itself

I can't recreate your error using vs2013.
Haven't you opened file in other program? And can you please give some more info. Like on what line does exception occurs.

Edit: you can change

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Dim fi As New FileInfo(sFile)
Dim myFileStream As New System.IO.FileStream(fi.FullName, FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read)
Dim myReader As New System.IO.StreamReader(myFileStream)

to

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Dim fi As New FileInfo(sFile)
Dim myReader As New System.IO.StreamReader(fi.FullName)

As StreamReader also can take file path with name as argument. Then myFileStream.Close() is also not needed.

#Ffenixw0rks no this is the only app that use the file
changed it but same error
Access to the path 'c:\oft.txt' is denied.

Why do you use the "FileStream" and "StreamReader" to read text based files, and not the built-in functions?

#XTechVB no idea whats the different between them?

[XTechVB]

#XTechVB no idea whats the different between them?

Well, the built-in finctions like IO.File.ReadAllText(), IO.File.ReadAllLines() were specifically created to avoid this type of problems you are having.
That's why they close the files automatically, making them available for other uses.

[Ffenixw0rks]

#Dummy1912 if error will still occur - try to logout and log in from Windows.
Another way is to use Unlocker to see what app is using file at the moment. cooll;

[Dummy1912]

thank you guys

working now
weird :lol: