>>>>>This is too strange to be true but...
>>>>>I have huge volume of CD-ROM resided data (VFP database+tables) and try to use it in network environment and I found that I can open the same table EXCLUSIVELY from different workstations. I have never worked with CD-ROM much and for me it looks unbelieveable. Any ideas???
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>>>>Hmmm...when I open a table off a CD, it comes up READ-ONLY, and pays no attention to EXCLUSIVE. What happens when you try to edit a table?
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>I think it's normal to open a dbf exclusively on more station since CD is read-only. So there are no problems with concurent updating.
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>Vlad


Since a CD is Read-Only everything appears normal. What is it your wanting to know?

Tom