Re: Saving document on Mac OS/NT server

["Hedley Finger (EPA)" <Hedley.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From:	Hedley Finger (EPA) 
> Sent:	Thursday, January 20, 2000 9:46 AM
> To:	'FrameUsers Self-Help'; 'Free-Framers Self-Help'
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> Framers:
> 
> >>>>>
> > 
> > This is what happens to us all the time (we have the same setup--NT
> server,
> > Macs used for publications). We have never found out why, when no one
> else
> > has the file open, it gives this message. If you ignore the message and
> hit
> > the okay button, it seems to be fine, but it's a pain because you can't
> > just hit the return key because the default on the message window is
> Cancel.
> > 
> > Has anyone else had this problem and figured out why it does this?
> 
> This is an NT problem here. The server does not recognize who is working
> on
> the document. A Macintosh automatically locks an open file for other users
> (via AppleShare or FileSharing), the NT cannot do this. And you cannot do
> anything about this. :-((
> <<<<<
> 
> You can protect yourself from file corruption on those occasions when
> someone else IS editing the same file. Choose File > Preferences and set
> Network File Locking ON.  This supplements any file locking available from
> the operating system by creating a small *.lck file which stores the name
> of the current user, allowing someone else attempting to access the file
> to find out who already owns it.  (This is the default method used by FM
> on UNIX.)
> 
> [FrameMaker 5.5.6, Acrobat 3.02, Windows 98, HP OmniBook 2100]
> 
> Regards,
> Hedley Finger   Technical Writer
> 
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