NT 4.0 sp4. This seems so simple, but it's driving me kind of nuts.

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>WAG time because it doesn't make sense!
>
>What operating system is being used by the "server" machine? Locks are held by the operating system where the files reside. If the OS is not robust enough to create a "lock" then you won't be able to get a lock on more than one record.
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>>I have since slimmed this down to the following:
>>LOCAL llLocked
>>llLocked = .F.
>>
>>DO WHILE NOT llLocked
>> IF RLOCK("MyFile")
>> llLocked = .T.
>>
>> ELSE
>> WAIT WINDOW "Couldn't Lock Record !"
>>
>> ENDIF
>>
>>ENDDO
>>
>>
>>When I get to this code I am using alias "myfile". This more ligHtweight version still will not let me lock my record. Another I've noticed is that I can lock a record once, but when I come back and try to lock another record, a different one, I can't. Same result, can't lock.
>>
>>What can be holding the lock? Is it on the header, the file?
>*snip*