>>Is there a way of disabling this "write-delay"?
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>Tricky words there < s >... I'll assume that you mean to 'enable write immediate' or alternatively to wait for the write delay to complete.
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>Well that's what I'm asking for (effectively) in the Wish List item I just submitted.
>There's got to be a way OS-wise (else how could SQL Server, etc. be reliable????).
I was thinking there should be an option in the OS (not in VFP) to disable the "write-cache", "write-delay", "delayed writing", or whatever it is called.
I'll check at my work; at home I don't have Windows 2000 installed yet. (I am using Windows 98.)
Hilmar.
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