yes
several ways.
locks, etc

maybe if you attached to a tableframe on a form where the table was read
only in the DM? 


some ideas
try this

if tc.open() then
 if tc.edit() then
 endif
endif


or

if tc.open() then
 tc.edit()
 if tc.isEdit() = false then
 endif
endif

or

>The problem with if/endif is that if open fails then Pdox err comes up 
>and I would rather it didn't so I switched to try/en

if not tc.edit() then
 errorclear()   
 tc.close()
endif




etc


Peter <peter@removespamwhiteknight.email> wrote:
>Once a tcursor is opened is there is any way tc.edit() can fail?
>
>I used to always do this
>if tcu.open(":alias:Atable") then
>    if not tc.edit() then
>       tc.close()
>    endIf
>endIf
>
>The problem with if/endif is that if open fails then Pdox err comes up 
>and I would rather it didn't so I switched to try/endTry
>try
>    tc.open(":alias:Atable")
>    tc.edit()
>onFail
>      msgInfo("error","error msg")
>      if tc.isAssigned() then
>         tc.close()
>      endIf
>endTry
>
>Using try/endTry, will trap a problem with opening but not edit, even if

>I put a write lock (from a different machine) on the table the onFail 
>does not trigger. So I am wondering if it is possible that edit could 
>ever fail.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Peter
>
>