Delete File that is in use by a process

[MrNoJK]

Hi there,

I noticed that the FileDelete() function does not delete files when they are in use by another process. So my question is, is there a way to delete files that are in use by another process?

Thanks,

MrNoJK

[water]

Try to delete them using operating system commands. They won't delete them. So why should AutoIt?

To delete such files you either have to wait for the locking process to terminate or you write a key to the registry and delete the file at next system startup.

[MrNoJK]

Try to delete them using operating system commands. They won't delete them. So why should AutoIt?

To delete such files you either have to wait for the locking process to terminate or you write a key to the registry and delete the file at next system startup.

So you are actually saying that it is not possible to immediately delete a file that is in use by another process, without terminating it?

[water]

That's how I understand it. The file is locked for a reason.

[nitekram]

You might want to try unlocker.exe and forcedelete.exe - I am not sure, but they might resolve the issue

[Skitty]

I put together a little for this some time ago, maybe you can try your luck.

Edited July 4, 2012 by ApudAngelorum

[MrNoJK]

I put together a little for this some time ago, maybe you can try your luck.

I had a look at the source you posted, and it looks like it is very well capable of doing what I want it to do. But, your function 'Unlock()' for example uses a lot of data that it grabs from your specific GUI. Now my question is, do you have a global 'Unlock()' function where you for example just have to pass some parameters to specify which file needs to be unlocked?

~MrNoJK

[Skitty]

I had a look at the source you posted, and it looks like it is very well capable of doing what I want it to do. But, your function 'Unlock()' for example uses a lot of data that it grabs from your specific GUI. Now my question is, do you have a global 'Unlock()' function where you for example just have to pass some parameters to specify which file needs to be unlocked?

~MrNoJK

No I do not have a global unlock function that you can just pass the handle information to and unlock the file, but you can easily make one though.

Try playing with this, might be something like what you describe?

<BAD CODE GOES HERE>

Edit: fixed a serious amount of typos, also, more info on this stuff here.

Edited July 6, 2012 by THAT1ANONYMOUSDUDE

[Skitty]

wow, I'm sorry, I just decided to actually test that code and I noticed that I did something wrong, the handle wasn't being closed because I forgot to close it, and I was duplicating the handle of the handle I had previously duplicated :S

File Unlocker.au3