A couple of things to check...

- A form will use a private data session and reset SET EXCLUSIVE to default (ON). Make sure you set it again before the tables...and the database...are opened in the form

- Use the AGAIN clause
USE S:\mytable.dbf AGAIN IN 0 ALIAS test2 SHARED


>Hi all,
>
>I have a problem using several time the same table in my form...
>
>SET EXCLUSIVE is OFF
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>I have the following code
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>

USE S:\mytable.dbf IN 0 ALIAS test1 SHARED
>.....
>....
>...
>USE S:\mytable.dbf IN 0 ALIAS test2 SHARED

>
>when I open a second time my table, I get a "File is in use" error. I tried to use the "AGAIN", it worked but when using it, my app doesn't seems to update the datas when another application change them.