>I just started working with a new client and ran across something that I can't figure out. Here's the scenario: I'm running VFP 6.0 SP3 (the developer's version, not a compiled vfp app) on a Windows 98 machine connected to a network served by WINNT 4.0 I issue the following set of commands from the command window:
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>USE sometable EXCLUSIVE
>SELECT sometable
>INDEX ON somefield TAG sometag
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>USE IN sometable
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>* then, for good measure, after experiencing the problem a few times ...
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>CLOSE ALL
>QUIT
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>At this point, you'd think that the WINNT 4.0 server would see that this table is no longer opened exclusively, right?
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>Unfortunately, when users attempt to access that same table through their VFP-compiled app (which, by the way was compiled on the same machine where I'm opening the table), they get a File Access Denied message. And when you look at the open files list on the server, it says that I still have the table open.
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>Not until I log out of the network does WINNT indicate that the .dbf is available for shared access.

Is there any antivirus product running on the server?

Is there any AV, 3rd-party disk cache or other system utilities running on the W98 WS? If so, disable and see if the problem persists. (basically, make your environment as "clean" as possible)