How can I tell what processes are using a file under Java in Windows?

Question

We have a scheduled task written in Java that is failing on Windows platforms because sometimes the files it needs to delete are still in use. Is there a way from within Java t

Answer 1

You can use the excellent Sysinternals Process Explorer to do this, and it's not limited to Java processes.

See this posting for details. I don't know how to invoke this functionality from java, however.