Hi NG,

I opened a paradox 7 table with exclusive:=TRUE (Delphi 5 Pro , BDE 5.2);
when trying to open it with another application the connection is refused
(that's what I want).

BUT

you can open it with Database Desktop from Delphi 5, put data into the
table, you can even restructure it!

How can I prevent the table being opened with Database Desktop while being
in exclusive mode?

Thanks
Greg

Are you sure you are opening the same copy of the table in DBD that
you have opened exclusively in your D5 app?

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Bill (TeamB)
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This should not be happening. You're sure it's the exact same
file, not a copy of it? Two other things to check:
-Do you see any indication that you may have two copies of the
BDE installed, and some confusion in the Registry keys?
-When all users have exited any BDE app using the table, do the
*.lck files in that directory still persist? Have they somehow
become "read only"? Can you delete them?

Rick Carter
Rick.Car...@cincww.rcc.org
Chair, Paradox/Delphi SIG, Cincinnati PC Users Group

yes, because when I close and reopen the application the data entered via
Database Desktop
are present

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yes, see answer to Bill

Oh, this seems to be the problem. In BDE Administrator, Configuration,
System, INIT/Formats
I get: Invalid Parameter  BDE Error 9986 [$27][$2]. I googled, but did not
find
an appropriate answer to this error. Any idea which parameter may be wrong?

No, the *.lck files do not persist

Thanks
Greg

You may need to reintall the BDE. One other thing to try is setting
Local Share to true in BDE Administrator.

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