Re: how to check file is open

[Paul Howarth <paul city-fan org>]

imcc wrote:
> Hi,
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> I am currently working on backup application which portable
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> On Linux, windows and MAC-Osx .
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> While taking the backup I want to exclude those files 
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> Which are open.
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> In Linux lsof uses   /proc/<pid>/fd  directory  to list 
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> Open files.
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> Q. In windows how to check whether a file is already Open or not. 
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> Is there any API for this checking or file property to check?

A better option would be use the Volume Shadow Copy Service on Windows, 
which enables backup of open files. That's what the bacula client for 
Windows does anyway.

http://www.bacula.org/rel-manual/Windows_Version_Bacula.html#SECTION000397000000000000000

Paul.