Interesting reading. I guess using a seperate table isn't a bad idea. Not much more work and there's benefits. I'll give it a try.

Thanks,

Michelle

>Hi Michelle,
>
>I proposed a method using a separate locks table here: Re: Tracking record locks by WinNT user Thread #566971 Message #567036
>
>More discussion on some of the issues involved at RLOCK Thread #576665 Message #576665 (entire thread).
>
>