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PROTECT 

The PROTECT statement assigns a lockword to a file to protect the file
against unauthorized copying, renaming, and purging.  A COPYFILE, RENAME,
or PURGE statement cannot access the file unless it specifies the
associated lockword.

Syntax 

PROTECT fname [, lock_word]

Parameters 

fname            The file name.  A string expression or literal.

lock_word        A string expression representing a valid file system
                 lockword.  If omitted, any existing lockword is removed.

Examples 

     PROTECT "File1", "Lock1"   !Lock1 is assigned as the lockword for File1.

     PROTECT "File1/Lock1","Lock2"   !Changes the lockword for File1.

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