Use FLOCK(). If it returns .f., then the file cannot be locked.
use myfile
if flock()
use myfile excl
else
&& whatever error coding you want
endif
>Hi,
>
>I need to test a file to see if it can be opened exclusively but, if not, I don't want the error handler to kick in. I'll test to see if the file is opened after the attempt.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>TIA
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