I used lsof and that is working perfectly. I called lsof [filename] and checked if there was any output. Thanks! Neil -- Neil Aggarwal, (832)245-7314, www.JAMMConsulting.com Eliminate junk email and reclaim your inbox. Visit http://www.spammilter.com for details. > An alternative would be to use lsof to see if the file is bein open by > the ftpd process. but I never tried this. if this works, I'd like to > hear about it.