>>>How do you ignore the first error?
>>>
>>>>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
>>>>
>>

>>catch to loError
>>   if loError.ErrorNo = && our number
>>     use our table
>>   endif
>>endtry

>
>I tried almost exactly the way you put it. But on the second USE I get the error again and then structural error.

Worked for me - try to put the second use in try/catch as well.