@WEF. @WLF in @ENTSEL

[Barry Wiseman]

Boaz Bezborodko wrote:

> If you are so interested in keeping the record out of update mode then 
> why not work from a separate, duplicate file (or even just a separate 
> qualifier)?  When selecting the record to work with COPYIN the data to 
> the new working record.  Once you're ready to update any particular 
> piece of data you update the original record.  The original file is only 
> open very briefly for the updates.  When you're done you simply delete 
> the separate working record.

Actually, that doesn't solve anything; by your scheme, two users still cannot be in 
the same record.  But thanks for the suggestion. :-)

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