>Hi all,
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>Given a filename, can I use the CreateEvent() Win32API function to check if the file is opened or not? Is there another way, VFP or Win32API, to check if a file is open? Example: myExcel.xls is currently open using Excel started normally or thru VFP. Can I check if the file is open?

Ed Rauh did some work with this. Check his contribution summary and you'll find information on how to do this.