[itlu]

I HAVE A DOS PROGRAM i.e. A C PROG. THAT WRTE TO THIS FILE CONTINOUSLY.

NOW I WANT AT SAME TIME IT SHOULD BE READ THROUGH vb CODE.

IS THIS POSSIBLE?
IS SO HOW??
IF NOT WHY?

 

[AbvAvgUser]

What type of file is this? Is it a text file or some sort of a database?

 

[itlu]

its a text file that is continously written by DOS program

 

[AbvAvgUser]

Since it is a text file, there is no locking mechanism in place. So you have to take care of that by yourself.

NOW I WANT AT SAME TIME IT SHOULD BE READ THROUGH vb CODE.

Can you please tell me the purpose?

its a text file that is continously written by DOS program

How often does that happen?

 

[itlu]

its saying file cannot be accessed as its in use .

 

[AbvAvgUser]

Exactly that is what is likely to happen. As soon as one of the applications opens it, it is locked. Only when it is closed will it be unlocked.

Even otherwise, it is not advisable to have two applications accessing the same file (especially a text file).

You can try opening the file as read-only in one of the applications. You can't open as Read-Write thru both of them. May create a mess of it.

But still, please tell me the purpose of doing this. May be you don't need to open it through both the applications.