>>I have noticed that when I open a table with the code below, it get's reported as not open when I try to access it from a form. Why?
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>>Close Tables All
>>FileName = Getfile("dbf","Select file number","Load")
>>Use &FileName
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>Just a sidenote. Always use name expressions whenever possible, they are faster and safer. In your case, if FileName contains spaces, your code won't work at all!
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Use (FileName)
Tore,
I support your advice in this case. But the 'faster' argument won't be a real argument here. Let this not be the start of a new debate. We've had those debates several times. But I wanted to react in order to let Grady McCue know about it.
Groet,
Peter de Valença
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