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- This is a single server Novell network compatible utility which shows
- you all the users who have a file locked. In addition, it can send a
- broadcast message to all users who have a file locked. It is
- particularly useful in developing Foxpro applications where you are
- trying to update an application and need to get all the users to shut
- the application down. It's also useful in finding everybody who is
- accessing a database file (although, it can be used for any type of
- file). To run this utility, you need to have network supervisor rights.
-
- The syntax is as follows:
-
- FILEUSE <fn>
-
- where <fn> is the name of the file(s) for which you want a user-list.
- Wildcards are acceptable and pathnames can be included. You may also
- include network volume names. In addition, you may use the syntax:
-
- FILEUSE <fn> "message"
-
- where "message" (you need the quotes) is a broadcast message to send to
- everybody who is using the file <fn>. For example, to ask all users of
- the file MYAPPL.APP to exit from that program, type:
-
- FILEUSE MYAPPL.APP "Pls exit the MYAPPL application"
-
- To send another message the same group of users that received the previous
- message, follow the above statement with:
-
- FILEUSE "another message"
-
- so, for example, after you have made your changes to the app, you would type:
-
- FILEUSE "The system is back up now"
-
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- This is a public domain utility -- you may copy and use it freely...