Udating Locked file(s)

[Sector10]

Hello to you all,

I want to update a file that is locked because it is openend by other users.
Hence my question:

How can i patch/update a locked file?
Kill the Connections or Moving it first and then copy the new file?

Kind regards,

Paul

[Lorne]

I can think of three ways:

• Ask the user to stop using the file.
• Copy the new version to a temporary location (or apply a patch to create the new version in a temporary location) and then replace the original file on the next reboot, e.g. using File.DeleteOnReboot and File.MoveOnReboot. Maybe even System.Reboot too.
• Use the Microsoft InUse.exe tool or the freeware Locked Files Wizard.

[Sector10]

Hello Lorne,

Thank you very much for the link to copylock.
The command line interface is really a great help.

I want to rename the existing locked file first, and when that is finished replace it with the updated file. If you could point me into the right direction how i can set this up using True Update then any help is more then welcome.

Kind regards,

Paul

[Lorne]

Originally Posted by Sector10

Thank you very much for the link to copylock.
The command line interface is really a great help.

Yeah, he has a bunch of really useful tools there.

I want to rename the existing locked file first, and when that is finished replace it with the updated file. If you could point me into the right direction how i can set this up using True Update then any help is more then welcome.

You should be able to use a File.Run action to call the cl.exe file, and pass the appropriate arguments in the action's Args parameter. You'll probably want to set WaitForReturn to true as well.

Where you put the action depends on when you want it to happen, but you'll probably want it in your server script, or in an event on one of your server screens.