How to check if a file has been opened by another application in C++?

Question

I know, that there\'s the is_open() function in C++, but I want one program to check if a file hasn\'t been opened by another application. Is there any way to d

Answer 1

Nope. Unless other application uses advisory locks.

See http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/816-0213/6m6ne37v5?a=view