Is it possible that some backup facility is keeping the file 'in use'?... Or possibly some virus chaecking software or ?????

I don't know how you check what might have the file open, but I do know that much software for this kind of thing reports only network users, not local users. The API "NetFileEnum()" for example.

It seems worth asking if the table in question might have an(other) alias assigned in the DE too. Seems the rare program to me that wouldn't do a SELECT from time-to-time.

If it's not some external program I'd put a filtered result set at the top of the list of suspects.

cheers



>I used gofish on the table name 'diespotcheck' searched my entire project.
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>The table is in the DE of a parent form. I have a button on my form that calls a childform that opens that table. There is no use, select or index code except for what is inherent in my framework "codemine"
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>The parent form won't open because access to the cdx is denied.
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>I can open the database with foxpro, but cant open or modify the table because access to the cdx is denied.