HOW to lock a folder while operation is in progress

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Currently i am writing a application where a program processes files in a folder and creates new files and save them in another folder.

I want to know if it is possible to make folders inaccessible /invisible to everyone till the completion of the programe ??

I am working in vc6 in WinXP. i found a few solutions on internet but they are in C# or VB. i am looking for some programming solutions /hints in VC++ or c/sdk , C++
and not willing to use some ready made .dlls etc.

Posted 8-Mar-11 22:52pm

ulka@NCST

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mbue 10-Mar-11 6:16am

Tell us more about the C# & VB solutions. You can fulfill your work in a other folder and finally rename it to the name you want.

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Kurt Degiorgio · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-09T00:55:00

Solution 1

you could use the CREATE_FILE function and specify no sharing rights. Take a look at this link:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa363858(v=vs.85).aspx[^]

you could also take a look at LockFile or LockFileEx function (they only work on files not folders)

Regards,

K.D

Posted 9-Mar-11 0:55am

Kurt Degiorgio

Updated 9-Mar-11 0:56am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 9-Mar-11 15:17pm

I agree, my 5. Proposed as Answer.
--SA