elake wrote: > Larry Bates wrote: > > elake wrote: > > > I found this thread about a pst file in Windows being locked and I am > > > having the same issue. > > > > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/d3dee5550b6d3652/ed00977acf62484f?lnk=gst&q=%27copying+locked+files%27&rnum=1 > > > > > > The problem is that I have a script that can find the pst files on > > > every machine in my network and back them up to a server for safe > > > keeping. The problem is that when Outlook is running it locks the file > > > and will not allow me to copy it to the destination. I am using the > > > shutil module for the copy. > > > > > > Is there a way to first determine if the file is locked and then do the > > > copy if it isn't? I thought about looking to see if Outlook.exe is > > > running but the machines are shared and the process could be running > > > but with a different pst file in use. > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > > Try the copy and catch the exception instead. > > > > -Larry Bates > > Larry thanks for your suggestion. this is what I tried: > > #!/usr/bin/env python > > import os, shutil > > path = 'c:\documents and settings\username\Local Settings\Application > Data\Microsoft\Outlook' > > src = 'Outlook.pst' > dst = 'test.pst' > > os.chdir(path) > > try: > shutil.copy2(src, dst) > except IOError: > print 'Must be locked by Outlook' > > print 'Finished' > > The problem is that even though I catch the IOError it overwrites the > dst file and makes it 0kb. This is going to be for backing these files > up and it wont be good to overwrite the backup with a bad copy. > > Is there another way to do this that I am missing. I am still kind of > new to Python. If i could tell that outlook had the file locked before > I tried the copy then I think that it would be prevented.
maybe try and open the file for reading first, then if it opens ok, just close it and do the copy? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
