I'm using System.IO.File.Create to create a file. I'm not writing to it with a stream writer, just creating it.

I get a server error in the front end when the application tries to open the newly created file - that the file is in use. Garbage collection then seems to come along and a few minutes later all is OK.

Now I know if I was using Streamwriter I would have to close it. Does the same apply to creating?

I've read that opening a stream writer to the file then immediately closing it will fix this, but it seems messy. Is there a simpler way?

c# asp.net
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