>>What is the best way to emulate begin atomic in VFP code? Flock() on affected files (shudder)?
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>I don't know which language "begin atomic" comes from, or what it does. Is that the start of a transaction? If so, look at the BEGIN TRANSACTION command. If not, and no one else knows, you need to explain what this command does.

SQL/PSM standard -

"The SQL/PSM is the "Persistent Stored Module" section of SQL; in lay terms, it is the procedural
language for writing stored procedures and triggers." -- Joe Celko