>Satya- I wouldn't know where to begin modifing a file on the low level to delete its back link...
>Why don't you try creating a VFP COM server that you can call from VB to do the deleting for you using FREE TABLE?

All you have to do is USE a table and make sure it can't find the .DBC it has a back link to... You will be prompted to delete the backlink. Of course, dropping the table from the database does it too.

BOb