How about doing CFLOCK and using a named lock? Greg
At 03:15 PM 10/16/02 +0100, you wrote: >Anyone got any ideas on how to do a pseudo lock on a process within an >application? > >My example is that I am reading from an .xml file whose contents can be >edited and then updated. I want to be able to lock this process so no other >user can overwrite the data while another user is performing the action on >it (or at least flag the fact that its open by another process.) >. > >Neil > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.