>>How to force read of a DBF?
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>>I have a dbf in concurent use.
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>>This is, a record is changed.
>>I try to TABLEUPDATE, this fails due to a field changed. This is intended.
>>If I set the field wo the right value TABLEUPDATE still fails. A SELECT will bring right result.
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>>The only way to force right result right now is to close the dbf and let TABLEUPDATE reopen it.
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>>Any idea aside USE IN SELECT(cALIAS) to force the dbf to refresh?
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>FLOCK() / RLOCK() should do it.
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>My understanding is, by design, those are the ONLY ways you can be guaranteed to get the currently persisted values.

Whats more ugly:
xLOCK() or USÉ IN xx -> USE xx

IOW the locks interact with other process using the table. Will USE be better in that sense? It's a rare case, I can do with reopen it ..