network problem

[Lewy]

I am trying to access Paradox via a simple network and keep getting the error message "Directory Locked". I have tried setting the BDEAdmin file so that evrything looks ok and the drive on the main PC is mapped and shared.
Any ideas anyone!

Many thanks, and a happy New Year to everyone.

Paul Lewis

 

[footpad]

Lewy,

I can think of a few possible causes:

1. When there's a .LCK file in the directory designed to allow read-only access only (e.g. a CD-ROM). You can get and copy the data, but you can't edit it. In some cases, folks copy these to a newtowrk directory without removing this .LCK file.

2. Your network username has read-only access to the directory in question. You need read/write.

3. Another user has their private directory set to the directory you're trying to get into. By default, other users are blocked from other folks' private directories.


Hope this helps...

-- Lance

 

[Lewy]

Thanks Lance,

After MUCH checking of BDE files etc, it turned out to be the setting of the Private directory!

I can get back to some real work now!!

Regards,

Paul