Hi,
I have our Sys Admin working on it now. Will let you know results as I get them.
I really appreciate your help. Problem here is time difference between you and I.
We have discovered that MS client does make problem go away but with some major functionality loss in Novell. Could be an MS plot?
Pete

>Hi,
> What Version of Novell are u using, also what service pack.
>
> Have you checked the shareable attributes with flag.exe.
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> Is transaction tracking enabled. There is problem with novell & VFP using this. There is a wrapper in the downloads section if u require this.
>
> Also check the following client settings
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>Cache Writes: Off (Default = On)
>Delay Writes: Off (Default = On)
>File Cache Level: 0 (Default = 2)
>Opportunistic Locking: Off (Default = On)
>True Commit: On (Default = Off)
>
>Have tested here but don't get the results you do.
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>We will eventually isolate the problem.