Chad,
Put an MessageBox(VERSION()) after the Select and see what version is showed, also
Put a WAIT WINDOW READWRITE (If everithing is OK on that line VFP must rise an error)
or if you don't want errors put:
WAIT WINDOW VARTYPE(READWRITE) && It must be "U"
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