>>>>>Is there a difference of locking between a Visual Fox Pro application and a
>>>>>Five Win clipper converted application ? Cause I'm trying to RLock() the same record with my Fox app and I can lock it even if it's lock in the Five Win app. But if I try to lock it with a Clipper app, I can't lock the record open with Five win. Any Idea ???
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>>Clipper and Fox do NOT use the same locking scheme and therefore they do not respect each others locks.
>>>
>>>Is there a way to get the appropriate information in the file ?
>>
>>None that I know of. It has been a contention since the FoxBase Plus, Summer 87 days. The two products use different semaphore locking schemes.
>
>Ok thanks...

I finally solve my problem by using a xBase database engine called Appolo (made by Vista Software www.vistasoftware.com) which allow me to use Clipper locking method.