On 9/16/2017 6:36 AM, Akshat Kapoor wrote: > On 16/09/2017 10:31, Ken Mayer wrote: >> On 9/15/2017 7:04 PM, Akshat Kapoor wrote: >>> On 15/09/2017 22:02, ED FURCHE wrote: >>>> ANY WAY TO CHECK FOR A RECORD BEING OPEN BEFORE I TRY TO UPDATE IT??? >>>> >>> Check for value of rowset.state >>> it should be able to give you the value you require. >>> >>> See OLH for state property of rowset under rowset class. >> >> State only works for the current user, it doesn't check for a record >> lock if another user has it open ... >> >> Ken > > Locks on a network are a tricky issue. > > Will beginedit() work. It will try to place locks and return true of > successful.
Only to an extent.
> > It seems I will have to revisit chapter 10 on working in shared > environment Book 1. > > I went through it once found what was of my use and left the rest.