winman2004
25th October 2013 15:00 UTC
Replacing file with new file when it is in use
For my software for during reinstall and update of s/w i need o check whether files related to my software is open before replacing it with new one. So if the file is in open then i copy latest file with another name and was using Rename /rebootok so that the file is renamed during reboot.
But in some server they dont restart the server as it works 24*7. In that case how i can do renaming etc. So rebootok does not help in this case. So what can be done?
Anders
25th October 2013 23:25 UTC
Rename the file then delete the renamed file with /rebootok. Depending on how the file is locked it is sometimes possible to rename even if you cannot delete.
winman2004
26th October 2013 05:42 UTC
Originally posted by Anders
Rename the file then delete the renamed file with /rebootok. Depending on how the file is locked it is sometimes possible to rename even if you cannot delete.
Forgot to mention that i am planning to do it.Renaming the file when it is open is allowed for some files such as exe files.So i can rename the file and replace that file. But in case of pdf files it does not allow to rename also. So what is the solution for this cases?