Thanks Cetin


I tried close data all but still get the same problem.

I think the DBC must have been corrupt. Do you know a quick way of generating a new DBC from on old one




>>I have a DBC with some views in it.
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>>For some reason this DBC is baving like it is read only.
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>>I have checked the attributes of the files and non of the files area marked readonly.
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>>The bahaviour seems to be as if I had opened the DBC using the NOUPDATE clause
>>but I am using .
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>>OPEN DATABASE C:\AWORK\DATAPROT\VFP\Dataprot1.dbc EXCLUSIVE
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>>MODI DATABASE
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>>Does anyone have any iodea whats is going on and how I can get out of it.
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>Mark,
>It might be already opened shared. Then though including 'EXCLUSIVE' doesn't error but doesn't open exclusive.
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>ie:
>set exclusive off
>use customer && This causes testdata.dbc be opened
>open data testdata.dbc exclusive && Already open - behaves as if it was
>* set data to testdata.dbc
>
>Do it like this :
>close data all
>open data testdata exclusive
>
>PS: Close data all doesn't close in all sessions under all versions (ie: a form with a private session using one of the tables from that database and VFP7). I assume you have no forms up (or seesion objects).
>Cetin