>>I want to simulate two users access the same table on my PC, i.e. open the same table in two instances of VFP 7. Can this be done.
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>Absolutely - as long as neither is opening the table exclusively.
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>Alan
Thanks, I did the following
open database dbcname shared
use tablename in 0 shared
in both instances, then I check result of rlock(tablename), in second instance get .f. if on the same record, .t. if on different record (as expected).
Question does tableupdate work the same way?