Hi John!
> 1. read data with no lock, put it on the users screen.
>
> 2. at some later date user hits ENTER.
>
> 3. read data with lock. If it is not the same as it was at (1) tell the
> user that you're sorry and someone else has changed the data.
>
> 4. if the data was the same rewrite it with the new data.
>
In Clarion we call this "Optimistic Concurrency Checking." It actually
works VERY well, and is the standard for Clarion file management.
-- Craig (The Data Ferret)
http://www.pcferret.com/ for RARS, NetClip
Using Virtual Access 5.01 build 301 in Win98
"Do not meddle in the affairs of FERRETS..."
