Identifying who has a record locked on Windows network

[Don Coleman]

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> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 12:49 AM
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> Subject: Re: Identifying who has a record locked on Windows network
> 
> The attributions are a mess.  Take your best guesses.  :)  But I think I
> can help, here.
> 
> 
> Y'all catch dis heeyah?  Brian K. White been jivin' 'bout like:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Don Coleman" <dcoleman at dgcreact.com>
> > To: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 11:06 AM
> > Subject: RE: {Spam?} Re: Identifying who has a record locked on Windows
> > network
> >
> >
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Kenneth Brody [mailto:kenbrody at bestweb.net]
> > >> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 10:44 AM
> > >> To: Don Coleman
> > >> Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> > >> Subject: {Spam?} Re: Identifying who has a record locked on Windows
> > >> network
> > >>
> > >> Quoting Don Coleman (Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:03:46 -0400):
> > >>
> > >> > List:
> > >> >
> > >> > I probably already know the answer to this but I'll ask anyway.
> > >> > On a Windows network (WIN2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 & WINXP
> > >> > Pro.
> > >> > Clients, fP v5.0.13 64 user license), is there anyway, within the
> > >> > Windows tools or using an external utility, to identify which user
> or
> > >> > work station (I'd take either) has a particular fP record locked in
> a
> > >> > file?
> > >> [...]
> > >>
> > >> I have looked, and I have yet to find any documented way to get this
> > >> information on Windows.
> > >>
> 
> Okay, I've seen this thread around but this is the first time I've read it
> thoroughly.
> 
> Am I correct in your assumption that you want to find out who has locks on
> a file via the network shares, even if just displaying it from the central
> server?  i can get you username.
> 
> If so, I -think- I have it.
> 
> Right click on "My Computer" and hit "Manage" (or get to Computer
> Management another way.
> 
> >From there, it's under System Tools -> Shared Folders -> Open Files
> 
> When you bring it up, anything open will display, along with username, and
> number of locks, as well as the open mode (read, etc.).
> 
> Screenshot:  http://members.iglou.com/fairlite/winlocks.png
> 
> That shows me opening a word document stored on Arcadia from Opal (I was
> viewing this on Arcadia, the computer where the file resides).  If there
> were locks, the count should go up.
> 
> If you have it open and need to see new info, hit Action -> Refresh or
> right click in the right pane (detail pane) and hit Refresh.  It doesn't
> auto-refresh, alas.  At least not on Windows 2000 Professional SP4 it
> doesn't.
> 
> But I -think- this is what you wanted.  I hope.  Let me know?
> 
> mark->
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Mark:

I need to identify who has a record "open" in a file (in update mode) that
does not allow my processing to write field changes to that file while their
delivery sheet (packing slip) is being processed.  At the end of this table
I change the order code from a "B" (binned in their conveyor/sortation
system) to an "R" (reconciled, meaning this order is on the delivery sheet).
If a user somewhere in the building is in the update mode on one of orders
soon to appear on their delivery sheet fP issues an error (Windows has
locked a portion of the file, via the PFSHOWWINERROR=ON environmental
variable).  

Using the Manage function on the server tells me which users are accessing
the file but not who has one of the desired records locked (update mode).
At least this is how I understand it.

Unless the "Open Mode" display provides syntax to indicate if this user is
in update mode on a record as opposed to simply viewing a record in this
file.

Let me know if you can shed additional light on this.  Thank you,

Don Coleman