How can I read a text file without locking it?

Question

I have a windows service writes its log in a text file in a simple format.

Now, I\'m going to create a small application to read the service\'s log and shows both th

Answer 1

I remember doing the same thing a couple of years ago. After some google queries i found this:

    FileStream fs = new FileStream(@”c:\test.txt”, 
                                   FileMode.Open, 
                                   FileAccess.Read,        
                                   FileShare.ReadWrite);

i.e. use the FileShare.ReadWrite attribute on FileStream().

(found on Balaji Ramesh's blog)