>in a network environment... APPEND BLANK & REPLACE vs. INSERT ?
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>With the use of Append Blank, record locks are used. Are records automatically locked with INSERT?
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>Curious to know.
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>Thanks,
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>Vernon

INSERT is recommended, because if something happens between APPEND BLANK/REPLACE you will end up with empty record, and if you use primary key in your table then most likely simple APPEND BLANK will bomb on many occasions.