Views apply lock on the table internally when TABLEUPDATE() issues. The type of lock depends on Buffering Mode of the view. I don't know MM so you are gonna have to wait for MM user to reply to this thread with more details.

>Ooopss...I am sorry. I checked the code again and it's not opening the table exclusively but uses the command FLOCK(). Since I am using views in MM, I am wondering if VFP views naturally require that its table should not be locked.
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>Thanks again.
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>Nerissa