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how to read a text file at real time

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how to read a text file at real time

anoop tamiya

7yAsked Oct 8, 2019, 7:17 AM1.8kVisual Basic .NET

i am facing problem to read a file which is locked by another program (a c++ program) and changes text in text file.

but i am not able to read these text at real time(when my aplication is continuous running.)..i have tried with filesystem watcher with changed event and seekfile method but not success..

what i want actully i have a text file which is created by c++ program and i have to read this file text when it get changed.....by my c# apllication at real time..

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Amit Gupta7y ago
Can you share your code for more understanding of what you have done.
anoop tamiya7y ago
but sir problem is that how to read this taxt without restart (my c# application) that hasbeen changed by c++ program.. at realtime...i use something like this and i am able to read changed text but when i restart my aplication.. not in real time...

FileStream fs = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);

not sucess?
Amit Gupta7y ago
Some applications might restrict you from reading the files while they have access, you can try opening the file in readonly mode and try to read else no option is there.