Macro is locked !?!

[Alexis]

One macro in my library i cannot edit any more. When trying there is showing the message:

 

You cannot edit this macro at this time because

it is currently locked by another user.

 

What does that mean? How do i unlock it? The other macros are editable.

 

Thank you.

Alexandra

[Cory]

It means that the macro file is locked by another instance of the editor. IE it's already open. If you don't appear to have it open already somewhere else I suggest logging off and back on to clear any locks.

[Cory]

I just experienced a lock on a VM (Virtual Machine) where I was certain to be the only potential editor and did not have the macro open. Given your other post on moving backup copies of MEX files I think I know what your problem was. In my case I had my macro open on my regular desktop PC and was making changes to test on the VM. So I would make some changes and copy the file over to the VM but in one case I wanted to make a quick timing change and went to edit it on the VM and was thwarted by the error that it was locked. And I could edit other macros.

 

Here's the scoop: The editing locks must be saved in the actual file. What was happening was I had the file open for editing on my desktop machine so the macro was locked. When I copied it over to the VM that lock was in the file and MEP thinks it's locked for editing.!

 

FYI there's a setting in the preferences to turn off the macro locking.

[Cory]

FYI there's a setting in the preferences to turn off the macro locking.

I just discovered that the macro locking preference is not working and have reported it as a bug. The problem is that it's locking the macros regardless of the box setting. However on the 'other' machine unchecking it allows the macro o be edited. It's almost like it's backward.