Gerard,

LOCK() locks a record. FLOCK() locks a file. In VFP7, on an empty file LOCK() returns .F. because there is no record to lock. FLOCK() will return .T.


>Hi.
>In VFP 7, I cannot lock an empty file (even with Multilocks on)
>
>In VFP7 and FPW 2.6
>--------------------
>Close all
>Use Temp
>Zap
>Appe Blank
>? Lock() Returns a True
>
>In FPW 2.6
>----------
>Close all
>Use temp
>Zap
>? Lock() Returns a true
>
>
>In VFP7
>-------
>Close all
>Use Temp
>Zap
>? Lock() Returns a False
>
>It seems that I cannot lock an empty file in VFP 7. Is this the case ?
>
>Regards,
>
>gerard