Error message" . . . could not obtain the lock for c:\ . . . . . ."

[David Reiser]

On Mar 8, 2008, at 11:14 PM, The Wassermans wrote:

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> What does the subject message mean?
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> Seems to work okay if I select "open anyway?".
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> Dave W
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It means that gnucash didn't exit normally the last time you used that  
data file. When gnucash opens a data file, it sets a lock to prevent  
any other person/process from modifying the file while the file is  
open for editing. When you close the file or quit gnucash, the lock is  
released. If something goes wrong during file closing, the lock (a  
separate file) still exists. Gnucash detects the lock when you try to  
open the file again and displays the dialog you are seeing.

Dave
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