>Ravi,
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>As far as I know, notepad does not keep a file open after the file is loaded, so that really isn't a valid test.
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>I've got a similar situation that I'm going to have to address moving data between 2 of our apps, haven't had time to figure out how I'm going to handle it yet.
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You can create the secont (control) file after upload/copy is complete. It could be just emty file with specific name and extension.