BUG
** This issue is addressed in ArcGIS 9.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) **When in ShapefileLocking, running the script on a shapefile causes a fail. The script tool locks the shapefile/featureclass. Subsequently, GpDispatch.AddField fails because it can't get a lock.
Article ID:000007423
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