>This is fairly vague..... If you need to use a table you already have open then use the SELECT command, not USE.
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>He's saying the table is already open but he needs to do a report on the table with a different alias. Selecting the table won't do it; he needs to USE it AGAIN or do a filtered select into the alias expected by the report.
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>The Dataenvironment is the quickest way to open tables or Views. It scales well if you use Views.

Ah, good. I thought you were about to mention something inappropriate about VFP "programmers" [who] lack even the most rudimentary of competent programming skills.