Checking For In Use

I am way back in SetupBuilder 10 to which we just moved from SB4 -
yeah, I know.

I am trying to check for in-use files. I must not be doing this is the
right place within the script because it isn't working for me.
Example, I have the following in my script:

Set Variable %APPFILES_LOCKED% to FUNCTION:Check In-use Folder Tree
("%_SB_INSTALLDIR%", 2) [IgnoreSelf]
Display Message Box ("%APPFILES_LOCKED%", "Folder In Use")

The function always assigns 0 to %APPFILES_LOCKED% evenb with multiple
files opened and in use.


I have also tried an individual single file like:

Set Variable %INUSE% to FUNCTION:Check In-use File
("%_SB_INSTALLDIR%\shared.txt")
Display Message Box ("%INUSE%", "Warning")


It doesn't matter what I do with this file shared.txt - It can be
opened, it can in fact be in edit mode with changes etc... But the
function never returns that the file is in-use and always returns 0

These are straight out of the manual - what am I missing?? Help!!

Andy Morgan

PS: SB overwrites the shared.txt file anyway - even when in an edited
and open state. If I close it after running the SB script - the file
new file was saved.

Andy Morgan

what are you using to "hold" the .txt file? Are you sure that the file
is actually locked when open in your editor?

Jeff Slarve

Hi Jeff,

It doesn't matter what I try to test. This also fails for me:

Set Variable %INUSE% to FUNCTION:Check In-use File
("%_SB_INSTALLDIR%\inv.exe")

The inv.exe application is running with a browse open.

I went through all the SB examples and found Detect Active Application
and tried this:

Set Variable %ACTIVEAPP% to FUNCTION:Detect Active Application
("inv.exe") [File Name]

But that only works if the exe is running on THAT particular pc. A
client pc with the application open does not return true.

SB4 just did this and basically exited if files were in use.

But I cannot see the script in SB4 - there is a file menu option but
its greyed out. UGH

Andy

Hi Jeff,

Nevermind I have it all working now. I was trying to use the variables
BEFORE their values were set. Earlier I had it in the right place but
mistakes in code. By the time I got the code right - I was in the
wrong place LOL

Thanks for trying to help

Andy