-P correct use

[Dennis Malen]

Mike,

Thanks for that additional clarification.

Dennis Malen
516.479.5912
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Schwartz" <mschw at athenet.net>
To: "'Dennis Malen'" <dmalen at malen.com>; <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 5:50 PM
Subject: RE: -P correct use


>> If I execute a lookup to a file and do not post to that file and a -P
>> is used, will that corrupt anything.
>
>  No.
>
>> After the recent clarification, we understand that if we post we must
>> have a -P. and should not have a -P if we are not posting.
>
>  Correct.
>
>> What happens if we have a -P and we are not posting. I have some old
>> processing that still has the -P. Is it imperative that the -P be
>> removed.
>
>  Probably not.  Only remove the -P's that are blocking other users from
> accessing the files.
>
>  For example, in your invoicing system, if you are protecting the "states"
> file lookups and two users are trying to enter orders for "Wisconsin", 
> then
> one of them will get a "Waiting for 'states' file to be unlocked" error
> message.  This can be particularly aggravating if the 1st user goes out to
> lunch with the invoice half done and still up on her screen!  Nobody else
> can enter a Wisconsin order until the 1st lady comes back from lunch and
> finishes her order!
>
>>
>> Dennis Malen
>> 516.479.5912
>>
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