[REQ] WinVista: File locked -> Show which App locks the f

[CoolWater]

Since Windows Vista introduces a new Interface (IFileIsInUse), it would be a nice feature to get additional information for a locked file.

Regards,
CoolWater

[ghisler(Author)]

Nice interface, thanks for the hint! I'm missing some kind of overview page with all these news functions and interfaces...

[Stitscher]

Hi!
Is it on the to-do-list?

Looks very promising:
http://blog.speedproject.de/2007/06/15/datei-wird-verwendet/
(screenshots inside)

Stitscher

[ghisler(Author)]

Unfortunately it's Vista-only, so it's currently only interesting for a minority of users.

[Stitscher]

At least 6% of your users, ascending.

Stitscher

[m^2]

It can be done under windows NT4+ with NtQuerySystemInformation. You get code that does it here.
Added:
Support++.