lockfile not getting cleared

[Nancy Palmquist]

Boaz Bezborodko wrote:
> I have a bunch of older programs that don't seem to be clearing the
> lockfile when they exit.  The original programmer on these programs
> (they may have been written in 3.0 or 4.1) avoided the problems by
> running batch files that deleted the lockfile before running.  I would
> like to remove these.  But if I do then FP gives an error that someone
> is updating the file.  The thing is t even though no one is in there and
> none of the files are open.
> 
> How can I clean this up?
> 
> Boaz
> 
Boaz,

I expect you need to make sure that all the users exit the programs 
correctly, there are no filepro errors and they do not hit <BREAK> after 
they start reports, and the system does not disconnect users unexpectedly.

Lockfiles are the product of those issues.  The processing controls 
RECORD LOCKS, but the use of the files really controls LOCKFILES.  If 
you address those items and they still occur, it should be unusual.

I add BREAK OFF to processes to insure they must get to a certain place 
before they can leave.

I add the following stuff after any scan processing, input questions to 
give uses a valid exit.

then: input popup date "ENTER DATE TO SELECT: (mm/dd/yy) > " default @td
if: @sk eq "BRKY"
then: exit

The INPUT by default does not accept the break key and the environment 
variable for allowing this should be eliminated.

Usually this is related to the user exiting using the close on the 
window instead of properly leaving filepro.  I would think they would 
have complained about filepro errors.  But BREAK after starting a report 
was also a big offender.

Good luck.

Nancy
PS.  I had one system where a user found out about CTRL \ (UNIX SYSTEM) 
and used it often.  We turned it off, when we finally tracked down what 
was causing it.  I always turn it off, on a live system nowadays. 
PFQUIT, I think is it.


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