Problem with lockfiles...

[John Esak]

Son of a b...  I just tried it agan and it worked!  I'm going braindead????

John


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ernie Barnard [mailto:e.barnard at allamericanmoving.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 2:34 PM
> To: Kenneth Brody
> Cc: john at valar.com; alpha
> Subject: Re: Problem with lockfiles...
>
>
> I am able to go into dscreen (update mode) and access the same file
> using ddefine in 5.0.14 and 5.06.02 (Linux).
>
>
>
> Kenneth Brody wrote:
> > Quoting John Esak (Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:09:05 -0500):
> >
> >
> >> I noticed early on into 5.6 the differences with how the locfile
> >> works... I have to say, I really hate not being able to build (or even
> >> see) indexes because someone else is doing something.  I wish there
> >> could be a var that puts that back to the way 5.0 worked... but worse
> >> there is an actual problem.
> >>
> >
> > There was a bug in 5.0 that allowed you to build auto indexes in a file
> > that was in use.  It should not have allowed that.  Imagine what would
> > happen if you were to change what an index was built on.  Or, add a new
> > index which is unknown to all programs currently using that file.
> >
> > You can use ddir to see what the indexes are built on.
> >
> >
> >> If someone meaning me, is in dscreen on a file... a ddefine can not be
> >> opened on that file... this is bad... can this be fixed?   If you give
> >> me some great reason for why it has to be that way, I will still be
> >> unhappy... I've been doing this since day 1 in filePro and I don't see
> >> what it could hurt.....
> >>
> >
> > I don't believe that ddefine has ever let you in a file which was being
> > used by any other program.  (Do you really want to change the map of a
> > file that's being used by other programs?  I'm sure you've heard stories
> > from people who removed the lockfile so that they could get
> into ddefine,
> > even though someone was using the file.)
> >
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