[AccessD] OT: API calls

Pesky, isn't it.  I've never found any solution except a reboot.
Although occasionally, just logging out and back in will release it.

Charlotte Foust


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Lawrence [mailto:accessd at shaw.ca] 
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 1:45 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: [AccessD] OT: API calls


Hi All:

This is an OT subject but it has to do with opening and closing files.
This application that I wrote opens files using the CreateFile API and
does a fine job after the process is finished the CloseHandle API is
used to tidy up and everything works fine. 

..but if the program is inadvertently directly closed, without going
through the appropriate step the file previously opened is not closed
correctly. The file can now not be opened by any apparent method and it
requires a computer boot to unlock it.  (The file in question is not
damaged in anyway but the system keeps the file locked.)

Does anyone know how to open/close such a problem file?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Code suggestions would of
course be best.

MTIA
Jim

PS Wrote a little pseudo editor that can view a file of any size and it
works great; with one exception. 

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