Can't run reports because file locked?

[Walter Vaughan]

Dan Snyder wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>  
> We had a problem in the past that resurfaced yesterday.
>  
> If personA (anyone) goes into a specific filePro file (psales) using 
> "B-Inquire, Update, Add" and then personB (anyone else) tries to go into 
> "D-Request Output" for that same file personB will get the following 
> error message. 
>     *** A filePro Error Has Occurred ***
>     Inquire, Update, Add Function Running On This File
>     File not available.
>     Somebody else is modifying the file;  try again later.

First, those menus SHOULD NEVER BE USED BY personA through Z in my opinion.

You need a -u in the dreport menu line to ignore the lockfile opened by *clerk

Anything you have users doing, make up a new menu. If you want them to have pick 
access to any file like you do, just use a dash "-"

> Does anyone have any idea what is causing this or how to fix it?
>  
> We're using...
> SCO 5.0.6
> filePro 5.0.05D4

Who knows what sort of other wierdness you have with that early a version. For 
goodness sake at least download 5.0.14 while you have a chance/choice.

--
Walter