I've go a dilemma in that looking at some old rubbish code (FPD26), tables are continually opened in specified work areas and closed. Now there's a table that I need to ensure I keep open throughout the app. I do:

Select 0
Use DefDirs

But 0 returns 1, as this is the first table oppened. Within a heartbeat there is code to:

Select 1
Use Whatever

and this happens (1 used) throughout this sorry suite of code.

So it looks like my only recourse is to open DefDirs in a numbered area that won't get re-used.

Now AFAIK you can only use 25 work areas in FPD26. I was thinking of opening DefDirs in 25. But I need to check through this labyrynth of progs to check that 25 (or whatever) isn't used somewhere else (for the same lame reason).

Anyone know of a readily-available tool that can search a bunch of files for a specific string?

'ppreciate it

Terry