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Re: c# .net 4 unable to move file - file in use by another process (by itself)

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From Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com>
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Subject Re: c# .net 4 unable to move file - file in use by another process (by itself)
Date Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:41:48 +0000 (UTC)
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On 2014-10-16, lachlann@gmail.com <lachlann@gmail.com> wrote:
> When i attempt to rename the file from .pending -> .failed i get an error
> "file is in use by another process". originally this service was
> multi-threaded so i assumed it was a collision with other threads however
> upon further investigation i've made it single-threaded and it is still
> failing. it even happens when stepping through the code using the debugger
> (VS2010). 
>
> I've moved all "file" logic into 3 methods:
> readfromfile
> writetofile
> movefile

Who closes the handle to release the file? Is it possible that you might be
leaving that responsibility to a finalization performed by the garbage
collector?

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c# .net 4 unable to move file - file in use by another process (by itself) lachlann@gmail.com - 2014-10-16 08:08 -0700
  Re: c# .net 4 unable to move file - file in use by another process (by itself) Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-10-16 15:41 +0000
    Re: c# .net 4 unable to move file - file in use by another process (by itself) lachlann@gmail.com - 2014-10-16 12:59 -0700
  Re: c# .net 4 unable to move file - file in use by another process (by itself) Justin Marshall <lachlann@gmail.com> - 2015-03-24 12:12 -0700
    Re: c# .net 4 unable to move file - file in use by another process (by itself) CarolHudson <CarolHudson0@yahoo.com> - 2015-04-22 21:05 +0200
  Re: c# .net 4 unable to move file - file in use by another process (by itself) Queego <tonyhecht@gmail.com> - 2015-08-14 19:14 -0500

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