How do you release a file from an application

[faust13]

How do you release a file from an application? I have an application that uses a image to populate a picturebox. After the image is poplated, I need to delete the populating file. When I do this, it errors out saying that the file is still in use.

I've disposed the picturebox before trying to delete, but it still gives this error. Is there a way to explicitly command VB .Net to release a file?

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[Craig0201]

faust,

Have you closed the file using the Close method? Until you have or the garbage collector runs, the file is in use....

Craig

 

[faust13]

I'm using Image.FromFile(), System.IO.path.GetFileName(), System.IO.File.copy(), System.IO.path.move(), they don't require closing, because they're not streams right?

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[mHos]

I also am doing this and was having a problem. After I was done with the picture i did this, and it allowed it.

picturebox.image = nothing
picturebox.image.dispose()
Kill(filname)


This worked for me, hope it helps