Protecting browse lookup records

[Mike Schwartz (PC Support & Services, Appleton, WI)]

On Wed, March 16, 2005 10:40, GCC Consulting said:
>> Of Mike Schwartz (PC Support & Services, Appleton, WI)
>> Subject: Protecting browse lookup records
>>
>>      In filePro (any current version), when I use the P flag
>> to protect a browse lookup of, say, 14 lines, are all 14
>> lines showing in the window protected (and locked from other
>> users) while the browse window is up on the screen?  Or, is
>> only the record the cursor is on protected (and locked).
>>
>
> In that case, I usually put record # into a dummy field and then do a
> protected
> lookup using the record #.  This just locks that record for the time it is
> being
> updated.

     I usually do the same, but, as I mentioned, I am trying to clean up
some old code where the authors got carried away protecting lookups.

Thanks, Richard!
-- 
Mike Schwartz