Unable to delete... Options

[Larry Bristol]

I frequently scan through a directory containing a large number of recent downloads, deleting most/all of the images in the process. The program is configured to display the next file after the delete action. I tend to move through the files swiftly, hitting the delete key about once a second or so.

I have an intermittent problem with this process. Occassionally, a message box will pop up indicating an error has occurred and that the file could not be deleted. After dismissing the message box, the file can be deleted normally, and I can proceed.

I am sure it is a timing thing. I assume it is a sharing error of some kind; maybe the delete is done in one thread which gets control before the display thread closes the file? It only seem to occur if I am moving along swiftly, pressing the "Del" key before the image has been completely displayed. That does not seem to be the entire story, however, and I cannot reproduce it at will.

My only complaint is that responding to this message box breaks my rhythm and slows me down a bit. I thought you might be interested in this oddity.

BTW: This happens in W95, but never when I do the same thing under OS/2. :-)

[Larry Bristol]

I am relatively sure that there is no other process accessing the file. It is bound to be another thread within PMView.

I had not considered thumbnail creation, and that would relate to the fact that it never occurs under OS/2 since I seldom do that. OTOH, it does not seem to matter whether or not thumbnails are being build concurrently, or if I wait until all of them have already been built.

I was not even aware that I could turn thumbnail creation off! I may do that even if it has nothing to do with this.