>Using FOPEN(), it's possible to determine whether a file is in use.
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>George Tasker's IsRunning.prg and other code, provides the necessary code to identify a Windows application through the name of an open filename and thus be able to close the application.
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>But if an open file is not the active file in the child window list of an application, then the application cannot be identified through the filename.
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>How can you access the child window list of an open application to determine if a file is in use?
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>TIA
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Dennis,

You're correct about Is_Run32 not looking for child windows. My SpyFoxFox utility, however, contains code to enumerate all open Windows (include their title bar text). It's available in the download section.