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Cetin


>Thanks Dorris,
>
>I tried flock() and it returns .t. even though I have the file open in another session. Then my attempts to delete the file generate an 'access denied' error...
>
>
>
>>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