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Name

Unlock Procedure — Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem

Synopsis

Unlock(filenumber[, record)
Unlock(filenumber[, fromrecord[, torecord]])

filenumber required; Integer: Any valid file number
record required; Long: The record or byte number at which to commence the lock
fromrecord required; Long: The first record or byte number to lock
torecord required; Long: The last record or byte number to lock

Description

Use the Unlock procedure in situations where more than one part of your program may need read and write access to the same data file. The Unlock procedure removes a lock that the Lock procedure placed on a section of the file or the whole file.

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