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    #1

    error "Unlocking an Unlocked File 7"

    I am having a major problem in saving one of my forms. The form has a Parent and a Child table. Each time I make a modification to the form and try to save it, it give me an error message "Unlocking an Unlocked File 7". then it goes further to say "Alpha 5 will do Forced termination". Then I cannot get back into further designing that form. Please help as this is causing a major disruption. Thank you.
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    #2
    RE: error

    Unlocking an Unlocked File 7.. is usually seen when you open a layout in design mode where a previous instance of the layout is already open in design mode. If this is not the case...

    1 Reboot

    2 Dabase compact
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      RE: error

      Sorry

      Database Compact
      There can be only one.

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        #4
        RE: error

        Thank you so much. I will see if that works. You seem to be correct though, it does work sometimes and not at other times.

        Thanks again

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          #5
          RE: error

          Hi Stan,

          The compact did not work. I am trying other avenues besides rebooting the computer since the problem happens so often. No luck at all and it is frustrating. The tech help at Alpha5 were no help except to ask me to recreate the form... which is easier said than done.

          Any other ideas?

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            #6
            RE: error

            Before trying to recreate the form, duplicate your table/set on which the form is based.

            If it is based on a set, the reports, etc will automatically be duplicated for the new set. See how that rorm behaves.

            If it is based on a table, you have the option of duplicating the support files containing the report definitions, or not. You could try both and in the instance of not duplicating the support files, go back to the original table's report, right click, and choose "copy to" the new table.

            Don't know if any of this will solve the problem, just some suggestions. You might want to zip up the involved files and attach them here for others to examine. Strip out any sensitive data.
            There can be only one.

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              #7
              RE: error

              I recreated a brand new database and copied and imported, etc. all the Sets, Forms, code, etc. and find that I still have the same problem. When I modify one the forms, I get this "unlocking an unlocked file 7" again...

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                #8
                RE: error

                No luck... but fortunately I figured out how to copy Calculated Fields and Variables from and old form to a new one and also copied the rest of the form. I am NOT getting the error anymore with the new form being exactly like the old form. Guess, somehow the form got corrupted. I deleted the corrupted form and renamed the new form as the old form and everythig is working great.

                Thx for you suggestions.

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                  #9
                  RE: error

                  One of life's little bumps in the road.
                  There can be only one.

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