cgm files (read)

[mwilliamson]

Here is an interesting story for those of you who like such. Today I was compiling an HTMLHelp file using the Microsoft HTMLHelp Workshop. Actually, I was working on a program to convert Word documents to .chm because my boss doesn't like HTML. Anyways, I had accidentially typed the file name as myhelp.cgm. Once I compiled it, I looked at the directory and noticed my error. I tried to rename the file to .chm and Windows told me the file is currently in use. So, I made a copy of the file and I couldn't rename this file either! So, I made a copy of the copy, and what do you know, its in use by some mystery program too. So, I close all my programs, same problem, so I restart my computer, same problem. I used handle.exe to find that explorer.exe had taken control of all of these files. I was able to end explorer.exe and delete them from the console and get my 4 megs of hard drive back :) It happened just as I was testing the release build too; the program was complete.

Ahhh, the mysteries of Windows.