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copied!<p>I am trying to delete a file after i create it but simply cannot. The error message is that it is still being used by the process. I am working on a winform application.</p> <p>here is my code:</p> <pre><code>XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument(); XmlDeclaration xmlDec = xmlDoc.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", "utf-8", null); xmlDoc.AppendChild(xmlDec); XmlElement elmRoot = xmlDoc.CreateElement("testConfig"); xmlDoc.AppendChild(elmRoot); GetConfigTags(xmlDoc, elmRoot, clientToken); StreamWriter wText = new StreamWriter(CommonCodeClass.configLocation + "EmailConfig.xml"); xmlDoc.Save(wText); wText.Flush(); wText.Close(); wText.Dispose(); File.Delete(CommonCodeClass.configLocation + "EmailConfig.xml"); </code></pre> <p>I have also tried the code below but the same error, File being used by another process</p> <pre><code>try { File.Delete(CommonCodeClass.configLocation + "EmailConfig.xml"); } catch //or maybe in finally { GC.Collect(); //kill object that keep the file. I think dispose will do the trick as well. Thread.Sleep(500); //Wait for object to be killed. File.Delete(CommonCodeClass.configLocation + "EmailConfig.xml"); //File can be now deleted log.Error(CommonCodeClass.configLocation + "EmailConfig.xml" + " was deleted forcefully as it was being used by the process."); } </code></pre> <p>Am i missing a close of file anywhere?</p> <p>Please help. Thanks.</p> <p>here is the code for getconfigtag: it just creates a tags to be applied in the config file.</p> <pre><code> internal static void GetConfigTags(XmlDocument xmlDoc, XmlElement elmRoot, string clientToken) { // Username Element XmlElement elmUsername = xmlDoc.CreateElement(CommonCodeClass.xml_Username); XmlAttribute xaUsername = xmlDoc.CreateAttribute("val"); xaUsername.Value = "singleVal"; elmUsername.InnerXml = ""; elmUsername.Attributes.Append(xaUsername); elmRoot.AppendChild(elmUsername); } </code></pre> <p>StackTrace:</p> <blockquote> <p>at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) at System.IO.File.Delete(String path) at ShareMgmt.CommonCodeClass.EmailTheConfigFile(String userEmail, String clientToken) in C:\Users\ddsds\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\ShareMgmt\Mgmt\CommonCodeClass.cs:line 756 at ShareMgmt.UsersForm.btnConfigToAdmin_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Users\ddsds\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\ShareMgmt\Mgmt\UsersForm.cs:line 1122</p> </blockquote>

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