>We are updating a file in memory, from a file on the drive.
>We can get the actual new data from the drive into memory when
>we add or delete a record.
>
>We cannot seem to force a guaranteed refresh, however, if we
>do not. No matter what we do, we seem to be reading data
>from memory.
We could use a lot more information to help you here - a code sample would be a good start, plus some idea of your environment - NT Server, Novell, W9x, etc.
Depending on what you're doing, you might need to look at:
FLUSH
Data Buffering
Locking Functions e.g. RLOCK(), FLOCK()
NOFILTER clause on SELECT - SQL
Regards. Al
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