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This command checks if a file is locked exclusively by another application (for example by Adobe Acrobat Reader when viewing a PDF file, or by Windows Explorer when previewing a PDF file).

Namespace: MwPDMApi
Assembly: MwPDMApi (in MwPDMApi.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (1.0.0.0)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function IsFileLockedExclusive ( _ fullPath As String _ ) As Boolean

Visual Basic

Public Function IsFileLockedExclusive ( _

fullPath As String _
) As Boolean

C#
public bool IsFileLockedExclusive( string fullPath )

public bool IsFileLockedExclusive(

string fullPath
)

Visual C++
public: bool IsFileLockedExclusive( String^ fullPath )

Visual C++

public:

bool IsFileLockedExclusive(
String^ fullPath
)

JavaScript
function isFileLockedExclusive(fullPath);

Parameters

fullPath

Type: System.String
the full file path name

Return Value

true if the file is locked; false otherwise

Remarks

If the file is selected in windows explorer and the preview is enabled (or the file is opened in a viewer), then it results locked;

while if the file is selected in windows explorer but the preview is not enabled (and the file is closed), the it results not locked.