PRB:Can't Create new .EXE w/ Same Name If It's Already Running

ID: Q141025

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual Basic Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions, 16-bit and 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If a copy of an executable is running on your computer, and you try to create a new executable with the same filename, the following error message appears:

Permission Denied "Project.exe"

CAUSE

This error is caused by the fact that a copy of the project's executable file is already running on the system. Microsoft Windows does not allow a file to be written to or deleted when it is running.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, either rename the .Exe file when you create a new executable, or exit from the executable that is currently running.

Additional query words: 4.00 vb4win vb4all

Keywords : kbenv EnvtRun
Version : 4.00
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :