>I am using an application built in FoxPro 2.6 DOS & Windows.
>You can run it either way. In DOS this problem does not seem
>to exists as much as it does in Windows. This application is run on a Novell 3.12 network and the work stations are running Windows 95 with
>the Windows client.
>
>The problem: At random times a person may receive a error :
>"The file you are attmepting to access is locked at another
>workstation. Press any key to retry or F2 to abort" upon retrying usually the person has access to the table and can proceed. If they
>press F2 they produce an error in error log which can be read
>It does not happen at any specific time, person or table.
>
>Is this typical behavor for FoxPro 2.6 on a Novell 3.12 Network?
>
>Question 2
>
>Is there any palce to get a hands on developers course in VPF 5?
>
>Andy Roth
>andyroth@electriciti.com

If this is on a network, check to see that all your users are not using the same resource file. This could cause the lock problem. You may be accessing the resource file at startup but setting resource to off later in your app. Some times two users could come on at the same time and get a conflict when they try to access the resource file (foxuser.dbf) at the same time.