I ran into this too in Novell. If you are using Novell Netware 5, there is fix for this:

http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10066713.htm

Hope this helps,
Tracy

>I ran into this problem on a Novell network, and what we found had happened was that after an update to the .FPT file the network driven 'unlock the header' command was somehow dropped (I know, there's absolutely nothing wrong with the network). I bet if you check all of the users, there is one that is having no problem at all. If this is the case, have them exit the system and wait about 5 minutes before they get back in. If not, have your network people check to see who has which file exclusively (at the network level) and either break that connection or ask that person to exit the system.
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>When you talk to your users about this problem, ask them if the network running particularly slow right before this happened. That's what really put us onto the right track of hunting this problem down.
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>AFIAK, there is no programmable fix
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>>I have 10 users working on W2K IBM server using
>>mainly vfp 7 application.
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>>Several times per day, a
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>>Recod unavailable Please wait
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>>scrolling message appears.
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>>I wait 30 minutes (!) but the message was still present.
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>>If this occurs, vfp application stops responding in all workstations.
>>Only re-starting workstation helps. W2K event log shows nothing.
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>>Is it possible to fix this problem ?