>>>The Clipper app. relies on being able to determine a record's lock status. Am I taking the wrong approach to having these systems coexist?
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>>>TIA
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>>Can you use the DBFCDX RDD in Clipper? This should just be a matter of adding the file to your Clipper link, then reindex the files to .IDX files? Then the locks should work.
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>>BOb
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>Actually we're using the Comix RDD which gives us FoxPro compatible .CDX files.


Hmm... is there a setting in the comix RDD that uses FoxPro compatible locks? I seem to remember there is. Instead of using rlock() use cmx_lock() or similar. Been a while since I worked with this, but I know it is possible.

BOb

PS.. Perhaps try the Clipper DBFCDX RDD ???