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hi guys i am experiencing a problem with my file

i am checking if a file exist and if it exists then i want a streamwriter open

but the stream writing gives me a runtime error telling me the file is used by a other process?

C#

if (File.Exists(@"D:\Installs\Watchdog\Watchdog.log")){
sw = new System.IO.StreamWriter(@"D:\Installs\Watchdog\Watchdog.log", true);}

this is my code please help me

i romove the file exists then it works fine but how do i check then if the file exists?

Posted 18-Mar-10 22:41pm

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Updated 18-Mar-10 22:46pm

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Christian Graus · Accepted Answer · 2010-03-18T22:44:00

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Well, I guess your file is in use by another process. Is it yours ? I'd assume so. If you remove the File.Exists and it works, then File.Exists must be the lock, but I doubt it.

Posted 18-Mar-10 22:44pm

Christian Graus