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PRB: Sharing Violation Error Message When Accessing EXE File

Article ID: 125417

Article Last Modified on 9/24/2003

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft FoxPro 2.6a Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q125417

SYMPTOMS

When more than one user attempts to invoke a EXE file created with the Microsoft FoxPro Distribution Kit, the "Sharing Violation" error message may occur.

CAUSE

The Sharing Violation error message may occur for a variety of reasons.

RESOLUTION

Sometimes this error message may be caused by a version of SHARE.EXE that is included with Novell DOS 7.0. If Novell DOS 7.0 is running on the local workstation, and SHARE is loaded in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, and the version of SHARE being used was included with Novell DOS 7.0, then it may be necessary to obtain an updated version of SHARE.EXE from Novell. It is possible to obtain an updated version of SHARE.EXE from the Novell.

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