>Hello, I have a document management module of my application and part of it requires taking file MyFile.txt and renaming it to Last_Name_First_Name_Date.txt.
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>I use the VFP Rename function and trap for the existence of the source and also the destination, but get caught up in situations where the user has the file open ...
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>Anybody have any suggestions on how to handle this type of situation (or similar ones while we're at it, like maybe the original file is read-only, etc.)
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>Thanks
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Kevin,

Either use TRY/CATCH approach (recommended) or you may check with fopen following with fclose. There is ~0.00000000000001 percent probability the user will open the file between the fopen and fclose calls, though.