Safest way to copy a file

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Published on 2010-03-30T21:17:14Z Indexed on 2010/03/30 21:23 UTC
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Hello, I need to merg two PDF files. However sometimes a file might be locked up

I wrote this code, but I'm wondering if it's not the smartest solution:

     private static int FILE_LOCKED_WAIT_PERIOD = 1000;
while (true)
                    {
                        // If the file is in use, IOException will be thrown.
                        // If file is not permitted to be opened because of Permission 
                        // Restrictions, UnauthorizedAccessException will be thrown.
                        // For all other, Use normal Exception.

                        try
                        {
                            inputDocument1 = PdfReader.Open(fileToMerge, PdfDocumentOpenMode.Import);

                            break;
                        }
                        catch (IOException)
                        {
                            Thread.Sleep(FILE_LOCKED_WAIT_PERIOD);
                        }
                        catch (UnauthorizedAccessException)
                        {
                            Thread.Sleep(FILE_LOCKED_WAIT_PERIOD);
                        }
                        catch (Exception)
                        {
                            Thread.Sleep(FILE_LOCKED_WAIT_PERIOD);
                        }
                    }

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