That thing it is called file "share aware" or something like that. I've worked with a component in the past that was able to do that. Maybe you should look to it TDiskIO v.2.0*
*http://homepages.borland.com/torry/diskaccess.htm Moore, Chris ( BIUK ) wrote: > Hello List, > > I want to write an applet that reads a text log file generated by a > third party application (TPA). > > The TPA keeps the file open for writing all the time it is running. It > is possible for me to open the log file in notepad and read all the > entries up untill I opened the file. Pressing F5 refreshes the file in > notepad and I can then read any new lines that have been added. > > I'm guessing notepad is using some kind of file copy & read technique > (that's why it's not real time). > > If I try to open or copy the file in Delphi, not unsurprisingly I get a > "used by another process" error. > > What can I use to copy/open the file? > > Cheers - Chris > > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list -> [email protected] > http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list -> [email protected] http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi
