Script for closing opened files remotely.

Hello guys. I am new to scripting hope my question will be understandable for you.
What I'm trying to do is a script that would ask me the directory and name of a file (ex:
e$\test\test1\test2.pdf) and then check on 50 servers if this file is opened, if yes close it.

I don't have problems with adobe I just want to close any (.doc,.pdf,.xls.......) opened by users on the sharing. I know how to do it from computer management on the server,but how to do it through cmd?
You cannot do this with a batch file. The PowerShell script can do it but only to the share that the file is opened on. There is no way to close locally opened files.
You cannot do a general search for a file using the admin share and close the file. You must enumerate the open files on the share and close the specific handle. What you see on the share management snap-in is not a file. It is the handle
reference to the file. You can only find it using the net enum API call. The PowerShell script calls this API from a piece of compiled VB.Net code.
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