XPost: microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion, microsoft.public.vb   
   From: peter2@hipson.net   
      
   On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:19:34 GMT, dsarvas@yahoo.com (Don) wrote:   
      
   >On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:50:24 -0400, PeterD  wrote:   
   >   
   >>On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:17:45 GMT, dsarvas@yahoo.com (Don) wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:53:38 -0400, PeterD  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>That old 'between a rock and a hard place' comes to mind. Consider   
   >>>>this, can you perhaps run through the windows of open applications   
   >>>>looking for Notepad, and seeing what file that window has open? That   
   >>>>*might* work, but would be Notepad specific. I'm sure there are other   
   >>>>programs that may present the same problems, too, however.   
   >>>   
   >>>That actually has possibilties.  I do know how to enumerate through   
   >>>all open windows and even target a Notepad window and it's caption,   
   >>>but I would have to do so by accessing all workstations on the network   
   >>>until I find one that is running that file via Notepad.   
   >>   
   >>Ouch... Yea, you're screwed. Maybe permissions is an answer. Only your   
   >>application has write permissions for the file?   
   >   
   >Considering that, also.  Might keep all files in folders with specific   
   >rights made available only if they access the files through my app or   
   >make the folders invisible except via the app.   
   >   
   >I think the answer is for my app to detect that they are attempting to   
   >open a file with Notepad and create a detour, causing the file to open   
   >in my app or an app I know will lock the file.  My app already does   
   >that, but I didn't want to have to do that.   
      
   What extension are you using for your file? If you are using a   
   commonly defined extension (.TXT, .DAT, etc.) you may find you are   
   headed down a rocky road. You probably should:   
      
   1. create your own unique extension (remember, you are not limited to   
   three characters.) Search to make sure your extension is reasonably   
   unique.   
      
   2. Setup Windows so that when a file with that extension is clicked in   
   Explorer, it opens in your program, not notepad.   
      
   >   
   >>   
   >>>Seems like   
   >>>that would be the challenge of my lifetime but I might just try   
   >>>researching that one.   
   >>>Don   
      
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