Overwrite a file being Heavily Used

[Trob70]

Using VB2010

I have a server which is heavily accessed by clients via an ftp server...

Every 10 seconds i need to replace (overwrite) the file.

What is the best way to control (file is being accessed by another user)

Over a whole day i received 2 instances of file is being accesses by another user...

At present i am using the following code...IS THERE A BETTER WAY ?????

retries = 3
While True
Try
If File.Exists(FAll2) Then Kill(FAll2)
Rename(FAll, FAll2)
Exit While
Catch
retries -= 1
If retries = 0 Then
Throw
Else
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(200)
End If
End Try
End While


Really appreciate any advice

Trob

 

[TysonLPrice]

Can you switch from using a file to a database table? Use the table for the other processing updating it from what is received via FTP.

 

[Trob70]

Its around the other way... i am setting up a file and it is being downloaded from the remote.......

Regards Trob70