>>I generally find sys(2011) more useful...

>I don't find a use for it at all, its easier to write ?IsExclusive() than ?sys(2011) = "EXCLUSIVE".

>Besides, it does have some issues, like, it will only tell you if a record is locked in the current app, not anywhere else, so to make sure you're truly safe to save, you should have:

>ISEXCLUSIVE() OR ISFLOCKED() OR ISRLOCKED()

ALL the functions discussed share the same weakness, they only report back on the current VFP session. Any table opened by another user or the same user in another VFP session, will not be reported properly...