>The one which really does the trick is RECCOUNT();
>Ignorant huh ?
>The point is, your Unlock-solution is on the write's site, while this is just half of it. So :
>
>No matter what the writer is or is not doing, a RECCOUNT() on the reader's site will always give the actual data.
>
>Your 1 sec delay is because of the refresh being 1 sec at the least.
>So I think I'm faster ... :)
>
>Regards,

BTW, works only for new (just appended) records;
For existing records, use Rlock() (and Unloak) (readers site !).