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

Posted: 2007-06-18, 11:16 UTC
by 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

Posted: 2007-06-18, 20:52 UTC
by ghisler(Author)
Nice interface, thanks for the hint! I'm missing some kind of overview page with all these news functions and interfaces...

Posted: 2008-01-21, 17:48 UTC
by 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

Posted: 2008-01-21, 20:39 UTC
by ghisler(Author)
Unfortunately it's Vista-only, so it's currently only interesting for a minority of users. :(

Posted: 2008-01-23, 18:05 UTC
by Stitscher
At least 6% of your users, ascending.

Stitscher

Posted: 2008-01-23, 20:07 UTC
by m^2
It can be done under windows NT4+ with NtQuerySystemInformation. You get code that does it here.
Added:
Support++.