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  1. bonitta

    Change DB from Shared to Exclusive

    Hi Rob, Am working on win2k, FAT32 .. I asked a colleague to test it on WIN2k NTFS and he gets the same results .. I don't know, this just beats me! Perhaps it's cuz ur using win xp? Thanks for your help though.. Thank you Gagnon.. Regards, Maha
  2. bonitta

    Change DB from Shared to Exclusive

    Yes I have two instances of VFP Open simultaneously, in the first I open DB shared, then Open it again Exclusive.. Having that done, I open exactly the same DB in the second open VFP and it Opens.. First VFP: Open Database &MyDb Shared Open Database &MyDb Exclusive Second VFP: Open Database...
  3. bonitta

    Change DB from Shared to Exclusive

    I have only one Copy of the DB on a Server, which am opening using the whole Path..
  4. bonitta

    Change DB from Shared to Exclusive

    Hi again, am working on VFP 6, and tried what u said on VFP 7 to check out if it depends on the version.. Did you try this? open mydata.dbc shared && Opened shared open mydata.dbc exclusive && Open exclusive then open VFP again and: open mydata.dbc shared I tried the above, and the DB...
  5. bonitta

    Change DB from Shared to Exclusive

    Yes.. but my question is (I have the Database open shared, I want to keep it open, and make it exclusive provided that no other users have it open beside me).. Is this possible without closing the database and reopening it exclusive?
  6. bonitta

    Change DB from Shared to Exclusive

    No I don't get an error, it just doesn't open it exclusively. I tested it trying to open the DB as another user and it simply opened without giving an error, which means that the DB is still shared.
  7. bonitta

    Change DB from Shared to Exclusive

    Yes I did, and it doesnt work.. Am testing a Project for Shared access, having a DB already open and using a table from it, I want to have this DB set exclusive after an action, so that other users won't be able to login to the sysem. Opening it again Exclusive looks like it works, but it...
  8. bonitta

    Change DB from Shared to Exclusive

    Hi Everybody, Is there a way to change an open Database status from Shared to Exclusive without closing it? Thank you in advance..
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