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Better yet VFP could have a function like UseExclusive(Params) returning logical :)
>Cetin

Cetin,

Again, even if VFP had this it would not preclude the error checking required on USE EXCLUSIVE. It's the same with locks, the only way to know for sure if you can get a lock is to get it. Anything else simply gives you historical infromation, "If you had tried to lock now you would have succeeded. Disclaimer: this information says nothing about any future attempts to lock."