Delete a file in use in runtime

Question

How to delete a file which is in use/open by some process in runtime. I am using vb.net for my project and a image is shown in picturebox, and that should be deleted, without cl

Answer 1

You can close the proccess down, then delete it, or delete on reboot. Use the above suggestions for information on using MoveFileEx() with Windows.

To close down a process you can do the following:

For Each proc As Process In System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcessesByName("process name here")
proc.Kill()
Next