Method filesystem.loadStream

Overload

Loads file in a safer way. Uses System.IO.File.OpenRead and filesystem.waitIfLocked<T>.

public static FileStream loadStream(string file, int lockedWaitMS = 2000, int missingWaitMS = 0)
Parameters
file  (string)

File. Must be full path. Can contain environment variables etc, see pathname.expand.
lockedWaitMS  (int)

If cannot open the file because it is opened by another process etc, wait max this number of milliseconds. Can be System.Threading.Timeout.Infinite (-1).
missingWaitMS  (int)

If the file initially does not exist, wait max this number of milliseconds until exists. Can be System.Threading.Timeout.Infinite (-1).
Returns
FileStream
Exceptions
ArgumentException

Not full path.
ArgumentOutOfRangeException

A timeout is less than -1.
TimeoutException

missingWaitMS is > 0 and the file still does not exist after waiting.
Exception