File Lock Problem with NT Server and Clipper 5.2e
Quote:
>We are running a data entry system with approximately 60 concurrent
>users running a mix of DOS 6.22 and Windows 95. The system ran fine
>under Netware 4.11 for several years. Now under Windows NT 4.0 Server
>with ServPack 3 we are having a file sharing problem. One of the dbf
>files keeps getting a file lock that is never released. This causes all
>user running the data entry application to lock up until the offender is
>rebooted and the lock released. However the data entry application has
>no explicit file locks in the source code. There are some record level
>locks but even these are rarely used by the software. Has anyone had
>any similar problems or know any possible solutions?
When you write to a file, the index is file locked for a moment. This
is inherent in the design.
Have you applied the locking error patch for Windows '95? If not, it
is available on my www site in the patch area.
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