Open Network Files Do Not Appear in Net Watcher (132589)
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This article was previously published under Q132589 SYMPTOMS
Files that are opened by a client computer may not show up immediately or
at all when you are running the Net Watcher tool on a server.
CAUSE
There is no file system notification, so Net Watcher periodically refreshes
the list of open files. The refresh interval is 60 seconds, so there could
be a delay of up to 60 seconds until open files appear in the list.
Additionally, some programs are written to open a file, read the contents
into memory, and close the file. When the file is saved, the program opens
the file again and writes the modified contents into the file. Since these
files do not remain open on the server, they do not appear in Net Watcher's
list of open files.
RESOLUTION
Press the F5 key in Net Watcher to refresh the list of open files. Use
caution with programs that do not hold their files open when modifying
files on a server, because they do not enforce exclusive access.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/17/2000 |
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| Keywords: | KB132589 |
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