>I am trying to check if a file is in use. The below code works, but after I run it the first time, it locks the file so that it always returns that the file is in use.
>
>How do I check if the file is in use but also not keep the file open after I check?
>
>

>            try
>            {
>                File.Open(fileName, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.None);
>            }
>            catch (Exception exp)
>            {
>                return true;
>            }
>            return false;
>
>

>
>Thanks,
>
>Jerry

Jerry,

You may try to use File.OpenRead if you need to open the file in the read mode.
Also you need to add a Finally statement and close the stream there (file is closed automatically with that) .