Hi Grady

Are you sure the error is happening when you SELECT 2? Please listen to Sergey about using meaningful alias names.

>>Yes, that's the one. I am not issuing a getfile() anywhere in the app, but the behavior shows up as the details form opens.
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>Since you're in VFP9, you can
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>Set Tableprompt Off
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>and you should get an error instead of file dialog. That'd be easier to track. Or... maybe not, this covers only the cases where you try to do something on a missing alias. Worth a try, at least.
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>I tried your idea, but it didn't fix the trouble. I am wondering if the table name could be the problem. It is a variable in braces.
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>USE (filename) in 2
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>is how it is established and
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>Select 2
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>is how it is called when the error occurs.