webdav no write-protection message when open microsoft word/excel file that already open

[nobe80]

Hi!

when i open in Windows 10 a Microsoft Word or Excel file that is already open by another user then i dont get a message in Word/Excel that the file is already in use. Double check with Word/Excel files located in SMB shares it works as expected.

This is very critical because all changes that the "second user" made are discarded!

[kesselb]

Closing as duplicate of #1308

[nobe80]

Hi kesselb,

the Temporarly File Lock App is not a solution for WebDAV Users because they have to lock every time in the webinterface each single file and unlock it again. We switched from Plesk Filesharing where we had a filelock if the file was already open by another user. It is possible to get another way to lock files if they are open by another user?

[kesselb]

It is possible to get another way to lock files if they are open by another user?

Feel free to create a feature request https://github.com/nextcloud/server/issues/new?assignees=&labels=enhancement%2C+0.+Needs+triage&template=Feature_request.md (stick to the template!).

#1308
#5006
#9969
#12442

I don't think the feature is on the roadmap. It seems files_lock is the best we have to offer. Keep in mind that opening a feature request does not mean a feature is implemented anytime soon.