Detect File Read in C#

Question

I\'m using FileSystemWatcher to check when a file is modified or deleted, but I\'m wondering if there is any way to check when a file is read by another application.

Answer 1

You could use FileInfo.LastAccessTime and FileInfo.Refresh() in a polling loop.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.fileinfo_members.aspx