How the EXCLUSIVE Setting Interacts With OPEN DATABASE Command

ID: Q136857

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SUMMARY

When a database is opened in SHARED mode, it is automatically marked READONLY in the Database Designer. Therefore, the object definitions in the database cannot be modified. This article describes the settings that affect whether a database is opened in EXCLUSIVE or SHARED mode.

MORE INFORMATION

The most straightforward way to make sure you open a database in the mode you want is to explicitly use the keywords EXCLUSIVE or SHARED in the OPEN DATABASE command. If these keywords are left off, Visual FoxPro uses the global EXCLUSIVE setting currently in effect. This setting is originally read from the registry, but it can be changed with either the SET EXCLUSIVE command or through the menus (on the Tools menu, click Options. Then click Data, and select the Open Exclusive check box.