From: MAwiniarski <MAwiniarski@...>
Date: 2008-07-10T14:51:13+09:00
Subject: Re: How to delete a file in Win XP

using: system('del ' + filename)

output is: .The process cannot access the file because it is being
used by another process.

How to unlink file from all processes ??

On 10 Lip, 00:39, "Pablo Q." <paqs140...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Another solution could be use a system call:
>
> `DEL #{file}`
> or
> system("DEL #{file}")
>
> it returns true or false.
>
> 2008/7/9 Luis Lavena <luislav...@gmail.com>:
>
>
>
> > On Jul 9, 8:12 pm, MAwiniarski <MAwiniar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 1. I'm in a proper directory (using: puts Dir.entries(Dir.pwd)
> > > 2. File do not need to be closed, because it haven't been open (it's
> > > just file in a folder)
> > > 3. Error message:
> > >    Errno::EACCES: Permission denied - file
> > > 4. I've used chmod in previous line:
> > >    File.chmod(0644, file)
> > >    chmod return flag: 1 (one)
> > > 5. Using File.delete or File.unlink gives same error message
>
> > File.chmod has no effect on Windows.
>
> > Can you ensure that, from the command line, safely remove that file?
> > Even if not you the one that openned the file, maybe other part of the
> > OS are locking it so you can't perform the delete operation safely.
>
> > HTH,
> > --
> > Luis Lavena
>
> --
> Pablo Q.