SET RANT ON
Do you ever check with help?
SET RANT OFF

SET EXCLUSIVE ON & Not OFF, OFF is if you must share, to pack it must be ON!!!!!!!!!

By the way, SET EXCLUSIVE OFF is usually only set ONCE in your program, or in the config.fpw file. In stead you add the EXCLUSIVE keyboard whenever you need it

for x=1 to 1
  use ('month'+alltrim(str(x,2))+'2005') EXCLUSIVE
  delete for no=1151
  pack
endfor

And if you need to PACK regularly, you should reconsider your design. PACK should typically be used about once a year to clean up the tables, not daily or weekly!

>hi,
>i try to make pack only at one pc, i get error message "File must be opened exclusively "
>

>SET EXCLUSIVE off
>for x=1 to 13
>  delete FROM ('month'+ltrim(str(x))+'2004') where no=1231
>  pack    &&File must be opened exclusively
>endfor
>

>
>thanks
>>>>

>>>>for x=1 to 1
>>>>  use (trim(str(x,2))+'2005')
>>>>  delete for no=1151
>>>>endfor

>>>
>>>trim() will only trim to the right, IIRC. Here you need ltrim() or alltrim(); or simply convert the number with trans(x).
>>
>>Yes, I ment to use alltrim, but I simply forgot. I also thought about the transform function, but on top of my head I was not sure if it defaulted to trim the result or not, but it sure does. So your solution is the simplest in this case.