Dealing with "file cannot be accessed.its already in use" error

[binilprasad]

Hi

I am working with log4net.Log files will be created each day and name of the file will be the current date.I want to display the contents of the file that i select in another page.

The problem is if i try to open a log of the present date error occurs.Message shown is that file cannot be accessed.Its used by another program.Plz help me to deal with this

[Krishnaa]

Who created those files?

I think the file is locked by other program, there is no way you can access it.

[binilprasad]

U didnt get me.I am using log4net to create log files in my application.I can rename or delete the the log files which are not of present date.these log files r created based on date.when i access todays ie present date log file the error occurs

[Krishnaa]

Okay, as you are saying your application uses "log4net" thing, right ? So your application must have locked the log file for today, try closing it and then you can access it.

What is log4net anyway?

[binilprasad]

Log4net is a dll file or a component used to create log files in a dot net applications.It can be downloaded.It came from log4j used in java.I think so

[Krishnaa]

It must be documented somewhere that log files are locked while they are logs are being written.