>>I do believe that locking applies to memo files. Think of replace command of a memo field over a network.
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>>Also see the help about sys(3051) and sys(3052). Memo files are clearly mentioned there
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>Can't argue anymore now ....

Guess we don't know where the locks are placed on the memo file. On the header directly or over the 2gb

fwiw: I did a google search on the 2gb memo. It appears that the 2gb also applies on fpt files
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