you could try and flock it

sang33ta — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:37:23 +0000

you could try and flock it http://perldoc.perl.org/functions/flock.html

Can I check if a file is in use

calebsg — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:38:27 +0000

Hi,

I am using this code:
if (-w "$dir/zotero.sqlite") {

also tried
if (-r "$dir/zotero.sqlite") {

In both cases it comes back true when in actual fact that sqlite database file is in use. I'm wondering if there is a more accurate way of testing if this file is in use.

Thanks,
Caleb

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you could try and flock it

Can I check if a file is in use