[solved] Reading a file that is used by another program.

coldhands · Post by **coldhands** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:01 pm

Is it somehow possible to read a file that is currently being written by another program? ReadFile/OpenFile will always return 0 but opening the file with notepad works fine.

Rook Zimbabwe · Post by **Rook Zimbabwe** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:32 am

what type of file?

The reason this ia asked is: If it is a DB file maybe the answer wold be NO... if it is a TXT file you shouldn't have any issues... itis going to depend on the type of file and access rights for that file depending on windows version etc.

coldhands · Post by **coldhands** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:14 pm

I solved the problem using WinAPI functions for file access, as described in http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 13&t=41197. Thanks to mk-soft

About the files: They're Age of Empires 2 Recorded Games. I'm streaming them from one computer to another live as they're being created, simulating a spectators mode for the game.

Suirad · Post by **Suirad** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:23 pm

coldhands wrote:About the files: They're Age of Empires 2 Recorded Games. I'm streaming them from one computer to another live as they're being created, simulating a spectators mode for the game.

nice. that would be something worth sharing

Rook Zimbabwe · Post by **Rook Zimbabwe** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:17 pm

That does sound EXTREMELY cool! I am thinking API may be the only way to do that too!

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