call "fpimport" (file is always locked) SYSTEM

[Mike Fedko]

SYSTEM
windows 2000 Advanced Server
Filepro 5.0.09

I have a CLOSE;EXIT at the end of the process that I call to import the
data.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fairlight" <fairlite at fairlite.com>
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Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: call "fpimport" (file is always locked)


> At Wed, Apr 13, 2005 at 02:51:05PM -0400 or thereabouts, suspect Mike
Fedko
> was observed uttering:
> > I am running a process using the SLEEP along with EXISTS commands to see
> > if there is a file to be imported. If the file exists, I use CALL to run
> > the import process. At the end of the actual import processing, I try
> > to delete the .txt document, that was imported. At this point, the .txt
> > file is always locked. I also tried to delete it after returning to the
> > sleep processing, but it was still locked. I don't want to exit out of
> > the process with the SLEEP command, but I need to delete the file once
it
> > has been imported. What am I missing?
>
> Which OS?
>
> If *nix, then file ownership might be an issue.
>
> In general, are you doing a CLOSE on the import handle before you try to
> remove it?  You should be, although this is far more likely to be an issue
> only on Windows.
>
> mark->
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