filePro lockfiles

[John Esak]

Oh, I'm sorry, yes, it is simultaneous access by both versions that gives
the errors... Sorry.

John
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Brody [mailto:kenbrody at spamcop.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:36 PM
> To: john at valar.com
> Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: filePro lockfiles
> 
> On 7/29/2010 4:21 PM, John Esak wrote:
> > Wait a minute.  I *always* got an error when going between 
> versions.  I
> > could go from pre 5.6 to 5.6, but once the 5.6 lockfile is 
> made, the pre 5.6
> > binaries will give an error.  Isn't that right?
> [...]
> 
> No.  Once all 5.6 binaries have stopped using a filePro file, pre-5.6 
> filePro binaries can use that file w/o lockfile issues.  It 
> is only the 
> _simultaneous_ use that will give an error.  (5.6 will 
> complain that an 
> older version of filePro is running, and pre-5.6 will give 
> some other error.)
> 
> If you have a repeatable lockfile issue with running 5.6 and 
> then pre-5.6, 
> contact fpsupport.
> 
> -- 
> Kenneth Brody
>