Thanks for your help on this. I'm trying to follow your suggestions but can't find the properties. I right click on the 'N' and then choose the 'Advanced Settings' tab (nothing else seems applicable) but can't find any of the properties you list. A few are close ('File Caching', 'File Commit') but that's it.

I'm running Novell Client 4.81. A machine running 4.83 didn't have those properties either.

Are these properties that can be changed from the client machine?

Dan

>Sounds like Novell is not releasing the file lock. It is not getting the correct message from VFP when VFP releases the file handle. Some things to try (has worked for me in the past)
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>Make the following Client settings in the Novell client properties (right click on the red 'N' in the taskbar):
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>use extended file handles = on
>close behind ticks = 0
>opportunistic locking = off
>File Caching Enabled=OFF
>Delay Write =OFF
>End Of Job =ON
>Cache Writes = OFF
>Hold Files = ON
>True Commit = ON
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>Ensure the MAXIMUM FILE LOCKS PER CONNECTION is set at the server for the number of file locks required by the application and client (raise this number).
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>I've noticed that this is really only a problem in foxpro and VFP, not other apps for some reason.
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>Tracy