Subject Re: lockrow() From Ken Mayer <dbase@nospam.goldenstag.net> Date Sun, 15 Mar 2020 07:42:27 -0700 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 3/15/2020 5:15 AM, charlie wrote: > Hi Ken....  Thanks for reminding me about your book.  Wow this is very interesting. > > One thing it says you should change false to true in the bde admin.  Mine is set to false but it still functions.  What specifically will this change?  Could this fix the problem I have been having?  I believe if you have two people in the same file (on certain files) the data corrupts in some cases.  Could changing it to true fix this problem? > Changing "what" from false to true? Are you talking about the "LOCAL SHARE" setting? It's a good idea, I honestly cannot remember exactly the effect, but it's useful for a network as it allows the BDE to deal with locks better. Ken -- *Ken Mayer* Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm