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in reply to Re: How do I test to see if another process is writing to a file (in Windows)
in thread How do I test to see if another process is writing to a file (in Windows)

(Especially when not on Windows) I usually have the writing process write to a *.tmp file and then rename the file after they are done writing it.

- tye