Is there a way for Labview to take control of a file that is already in use

Is there a way in LabView to programatically take control of a file in use by another process? I wish to write data to files that may be opened by another process, this data is time sensitive and acquired continuously so having my process wait until the file is available is not feasible.
There should not be any other software accessing these files but sometimes windows is looking at them for some reason and I'm not sure how to make windows let go of them. This does not accur often but it is annoying.

Axehandler wrote:
Is there a way to find out which program/service might be opening these files?
Yes, use handle or process explorer from sysinternals. (see also).
How is your labVIEW program structured? Could it be that your LabVIEW program itself holds on to the file from e.g. a previous file IO operation? Make sure references don't become invalid (e.g. via a "use default if unwired output tunnel) which would prevent the file from getting closed properly for example. Your program should open the file once at the start of the program and keep it open for the duration of the run. This way you should not have any intermittent problems accessing it.
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I accidentally formatted my portable hard drive when setting it up for time machine. Is there any way for me to get back my lost files?

I have an external hard drive of the brand Western Digital.
Before I got my iMac I moved a lot of my important files from my PC to the hard drive and today I went on and connected it to my iMac to move my files over to it.
When it had connected a window popped up that asked if I wanted to use this hard drive with the program Time Machine and create backups. Without thinking it trough enough and reading the warning properly (I'm stupid I know) I clicked "yes". I then realised how stupid it was and cancelled the formatting of the hard drive. But somehow the program still managed to delete all my important files and can't find any way to get them back. Neither can I connect the hard drive to my PC anymore so I can't check if the files are still there (which I doubt they are since I can't see them on my iMac either).
And now I wonder: is there any way for me to get back my lost files or are they lost forever?
Thank you in advance!
//Gina

A data recovery specialist or some data recovery programs should be able to help. Most format simply rewrite the directory tree saying no files are on this disk. The bits that represent the files are still flipped appropreiately so they still exists, you just don't have the location info to get at them. Secure formats and erases rewrite each bit to a zero or 1 or random so the data is then truely gone. This type of format takes a long time to complete.
I'm not making a recomendation of a particular program but here is one company that does what you ask:
http://www.remosoftware.com/mac-recovery The cost is pretty high but I'm sure they don't sell many copies and need to cover their development costs.
Good luck and don't write anything on the freshly formatted disk until you decide what to do.

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if all is ok, the API returns 0, otherwise some errorcodes.
more info can be found here
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wnet/wnet/wnetaddconnection.asp
best regards
chris
Best regards
chris
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Is there a way for photoshop to AUTO UPDATE all linked files after modified?

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OK. Now I see what you meant.
And you correctly understand workaround instruction. The problem is it does not work and I don't know why.
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H

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Please follow the instructions strictly.
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JimHess wrote:
I agree that there really isn't a benefit to having multiple catalogs. I have two catalogs that I use. One is my main catalog that has multiple years and all of the images that I want to keep. The other one is my "test catalog" that I use for experimenting with different photo techniques. None of those images are important enough for me to want to keep them with my other ones. I don't use it very often anymore. But it's there just in case. There's not a performance hit for having thousands of images in a single catalog. The catalog is primarily a database designed for high-volume use. Having all images in a single catalog simplifies searching and organization in general. But if you're happy with multiple catalogs then go for it. Sometimes the more difficult way is easier to understand.
Ok so let the debate begin....
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Beyond that you have within that catalog a 1000 folders each with a day or name for the shots taken. You still have to rifle through those files and imagines anyway all the while having a years worth of photography packed in to one single catalog. Why?
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So why pack everything in to one master huge catalog? even if it is just data it can be a lot over time depending on how much work you do. I myself take 100s of shots per day and this is the system I like best to protect mine and my clients work.
But really thanks for your comments I will continue working my way with all of my work spilt in to separate catalogs.
I wont be back on these forums anytime soon because like most of them you can not get an answer to the actual question you ask instead you get berated by some people who have too much time on their hands and not enough work to.

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Is there a way for apple to track down which apple id is currently associated to a device?

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Apple can do nothing at all.
Sorry.

I recently gave my old iPhone to my nephew, he switched it to his phone account, but somehow I now have his contacts on my new iPhone 5. When I look at my iCloud account, it lists his contacts. Is there any way for me to get my contacts back?

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Please note that I'm not advocating copyright and/or TOS violations. I'm only suggesting ways to copy music for your own personal use which has traditonally been permitted. I only did this because I wanted to convert iTunes songs to mp3 files so I could burn them onto a data CD for use in my car. It would make sense that since married couples are a joint entity, this would be personal use.
Also, I'm not a lawyer so don't take this as legal advice.

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