I guess it's just me then...
I don't know where I got that idea, but I've had it for years.
I suppose I should be doing a =RLOCK() after my append blank, to be on the safe side...

btw - I don't think FoxPro 2.6 for Windows has buffering or data sessions...

Rick
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>Hi,
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>Is anyone else out there under the impression that Append Blank locks the record it creates or is it just me?
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>Not me <g>
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>Is it perhaps because a new record is something the system doesn't know about and there for won't try to write to... so it seems like it's safe enough to not bother with a RLOCK()?
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>If you're using buffering then I guess the new record won't be visible outside the datasession...
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>Regards,
>Viv