Does File.Exist lock jpg files?

[tino]

I use File.Exist to check whether a certain image exists. Upon successfull
check I want to use the file further but I always get a "The process cannot
access the file because it is being used by another application".
If I do the same exercise with another type (.MID) it works just fine.
Anyone ever come across this?
Grateful for all the help.

[aaron.kempf@gmail.com]

Re: Does File.Exist lock jpg files?

i'd definitely be interested in this answer

i sure hope it doesn't

are these jpgs in a web server??

-Aaron

[gene kelley]

Re: Does File.Exist lock jpg files?

On Mon, 8 May 2006 14:04:01 -0700, tino
<tino@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote:
[color=blue]
>I use File.Exist to check whether a certain image exists. Upon successfull
>check I want to use the file further but I always get a "The process cannot
>access the file because it is being used by another application".
>If I do the same exercise with another type (.MID) it works just fine.
>Anyone ever come across this?
>Grateful for all the help.[/color]

If you mean something like this:

If File.Exists("c: \test.jpg") Then
PictureBox1.Ima ge = Image.FromFile( "c:\test.jp g")
Else
MessageBox.Show ("File not found")
End If

Above works as expected, here.

Gene