>>>>Can someone out there try this and see if they get the same response.
>>>>
>>>>Open a table as shared from a database in a private datasession.
>>>>Then run the following command on the fullpath to the table you have opened, using another form with its own private data session.
>>>>
>>>>lcfile = FULLPATH TO THE TABLE YOU HAVE OPENED e.g. c:\temp\table1.dbf
>>>>lnfilehandle=fopen(lcfile,0)
>>>>
>>>>Is the result in lnfilehandle less than 0, which indicates that fopen could not get a readonly open, which I think means that the table is being seen as exclusively opened.
>>>>
>>>>Let me know your results.
>>>>
>>>>I am trying this where the table resides on our Novell server, but I would be interested in any results.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for your time.
>>>Brett,
>>>Table is shared but fopen tries to open it exclusive. To open in shared mode you should use winapi. You might try focus functions (www.fastwrite.com).
>>>Cetin
>>
>>According to the help files an FOPEN(fname,0) with the 0 option trys to open the fname file as read only. This worked in FoxPro 2.x or seemed to, but VFP reports back differently.
>Brett,
>AFAIK it was the same in Fox 2.x too. I couldn't find a way to read it yet. Lemme know if you succeed.
>Cetin

Thanks for your time Cetin, I know how valuable it is these days. I will go back to the debugging board and try again.