dotnet clr: problem with file handles -- dotnet clr

Re: problem with file handles

Chris
4/4/2006 9:38:36 AM

dotnet clr:

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You are saying that you are calling the Close method and the system is
not releasing the file?

problem with file handles

SharpCoderMP
4/4/2006 3:09:29 PM

hi,

in my app i monitor the filesystem for changes with FileSystemWatchers.
When the change is detected the app performs some actions using Shell32
to obtain information from the filesystem. now the problem is that
apparently the CLR not always closes the file handles immediately.
this is rather annoying to the user because he's unable to change
(write, delete, rename) these locked files or directories. the strangest
thing is that some handles are closed at once and some not - this is
totally random. sometimes it takes few minutes before the handle is
closed even if my app does not need those files anymore.

so the question is, how can i force my app to close those unused file