RETRYOPEN

The RETRYOPEN option indicates whether you wish to retry an I/O operation that fails because the file is locked.

Syntax:

RETRYOPEN = { ON } { OFF } { integer }

Parameters:

ON
Retry the operation until no lock is encountered.
OFF
Do not attempt a retry.
integer
Specify the number of attempts or the number of seconds for which you wish to retry the operation before a locked record status is returned. The RETRYTIME option controls the meaning of integer; for more information see the topic RETRYTIME

Properties:

Default: OFF

Comments:

If you are accessing a file through Fileshare, this option is only applicable to client-side configurations. Setting this option in your server configuration file will have no effect.