You have to ignore the first error and it'll open on the second try. See also http://www.berezniker.com/content/pages/visual-foxpro/remove-structural-cdx-or-memo-flag-table

>I can but I thought that the error won't let the table to be open. And I need to have the table open even if it does not have structural index.
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>>Why cant you use TRY...ENDTRY?
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>>>Is there a way (a command or option) to USE a table and make VFP to ignore the fact that structural index file (table.cdx) does not exist? I know I can catch it with an TRY/CATCH error but my purpose is to open/use a table to check the structure of the table. And in some cases the structural index file is missing and I have to deal with it.
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>>>TIA.