>>>>Does this statment not work if you specify a drive letter? I keep getting a .f. response when issuing a
>>>> ~~ ?used("K:ledger") ~~ and I KNOW the file is in use!
>>>>Thank you
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>>>You don't have to put the drive leader. Just put the alias.
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>>Sorry, I should have been a little more specific. I want to know if another user on the network has this file open.
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>You need something like NetLib to do this. See www.netlib.com
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>Craig
Well w/out having to purchase an add-on product, is there any other way?
I merely want to know if a network file is in use.Maybe a handler routine might be the only way?