Hi
Sam,
That's what I meant by right -- having a "real" DB and the use to tools/mods but I'm stuck with what I have. As for locking people out, I was going to use a C-style flock() but not sure yet. I know this will totally suck, that I can agree with! I will say after the dataset is complete there will be ZERO chance to simultaneous edits to the DB, so locking isn't a huge concern at this point. I'll try to make what you have there work, but like I said -- I'm not really much of a developer, I just try to help when I can. Thank you sir!
lakeTrout