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>I think it requires more investigation before trying to implement a work-around "solution".
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>Jos -- amen to what you are saying here... In addition, Michael says:
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>>>I have a VFP7 client application running on about 3 PCs (W98SE / WXP) against a shared VFP database
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>... It is possible that the issue occurs when the user seems to have EXCLU use but actually does not. This can happen because XP and Win98 lock files differently.
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>It is not a specifically Fox issue, although as usual Fox is going to make it more obvious .
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>I think there are some read-caching issues involved, and also that it may happen more frequently on a Novell network. But this is just an impression, no hard evidence.
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>If this is involved, only "workaround" would be to make sure that all clients are on the same OS.
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Hi Lisa - You're quite right and it goes to show that the problem has not really been defined yet. And without knowing what the problem is no one will be able to offer a solution. Have a great one!

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends - Martin Luther King, Jr.