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FUNCTION NetUse(<cDatabase>, [<lOpenMode>], [<nSeconds>] ,
[<aIndexes>], [<cAlias>])
This function will open a database and any required indexes in
the current work area selected. The database can be opened in either
SHARED or EXCLUSIVE mode. You can pass the number of total seconds
that you would like to keep attempting to open the database incase of
an unsuccessful attempt. You can also pass an ALIAS to be used when
opening the database.
If the SetShowStatus() function call was set to True, the status
of retrying will automatically appear on the application screen as
required.
Parameters:
cDatabase Database file to open
lOpenMode .T. for EXCLUSIVE mode or .F. for SHARED mode
(Default of .F. mode if not passed).
nSeconds Total number of seconds to retry opening the database
file incase of unsuccessful open operations
(Defaults to 10 seconds)
aIndexes Enter a character string of the index to open or
an array of indexes to open if there are more than
one (ie. "HELPSYS1" or {"HELPSYS1","HELPSYS2"} )
cAlias Alias name to be assigned to this workarea
Returns:
True if the database is opened successfully, False if not.
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