Try opening it read only, exclusive (ShareDenyAll).
Also there are API calls that will tell you if a file has been modified etc
(callbacks) - Don't know what they are.
Myles.
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> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 3:48 PM
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> On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Sandeep wrote:
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> > Novice's way: Try deleting a file :-)
>
> Safe way - try open it for writing :)
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