that's ok because they will get an error message instead. Thanks
>You could use the table and check the result of FLock() before trying to use it exclusively. You still have a chance that another user open the table between the time that you close the table and reopen it exclusively, though.
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>>IS THERE A FUNCTION to determine if a file is already open ON THE NETWORK b4 trying to use it exclusively. And without resorting to an error routine?
>>Wondering.
"Build a man a fire, and he's warm for a day.
Set a man on fire, and he's warm for the rest of his life."