>> .....................  Is there something special about a log file or
>> how it was opened that would cause this?  Thanks for any help.

Yes there is. The NetWare operating system has a special mode for file
sharing. If a file is opened by an application with the SHARE_DENY_READ
mode, no other application can open that file. I know this is how the
btrieve.trn file is opened, and it is probably how the log files are
being opened as well.

Frank Ramke