Hi,

I would look through the security and sharing properties of the file. I may
be a permission issue.It also important to see the security and sharing
properties of the folder where the file resides
"John Calder" wrote in message
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Hi

I run W2K with Excel 2K

Not sure this is the correct place to raise this question but here goes. I
have an excel file on a network drive. When I try to access it and someone
else is using it I get a message telling me the ID of who has the file
open
(eg: File is locked for editing by USER). I can then contact this person
and
ask them to close it, no problem there.

However I sometimes get a message saying that the file is "Locked for
editing by Windows SOE"

This means I have no idea who has the file open....can anyone tell me why
this might occur?

Thanks

John