Microsoft KB Archive/20889

Network and File Locking Support PSS ID Number: Q20889 Article last modified on 08-10-1989 PSS database name: D_MPlan

3.00

MS-DOS

Question:

What networks does Multiplan support? Does Multiplan support file locking?

Response:

The networks that Version 3.00 of Multiplan supports are 3 COM 3+, AST PCNET, AT&T Starlan, Digital Equipment DECNET, Fox 10-NET, IBM PC Networks, Microsoft Networks, Novell Netware, Orchid PC NET, and Ungermann-Bass Net/One.

Multiplan supports file locking of spreadsheet files when you are using one of the above support networks and DOS 3.10. File locking support was not available in earlier versions of DOS. Multiplan will open the file as read/write and keep it open to ensure that no other process can open the file with the same access modes.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1989.