Ok, thanks for the explanation. Interestingly, it locks even if you do a SQL against the locked table or USE table NOUPDATE.

I appreciate the help.

Dennis

>It's not a bug, it's a feature! :)
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>VFP8 does a quick check for table corruption every time you USE a table. To do this it needs to lock the header momentarily, to get an accurate count of the number of records.
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>Of course, that additional locking can cause scalability issues, so the released version contains the command SET TABLEVALIDATE, which allows you to specify whether you want this extra integrity check.
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SET TABLEVALIDATE TO 0   && Don't lock header when USEing a table.

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>-Tom
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