>>I have a couple of tables.
>>My program chooses which table to use.
>>I need to know how to 'use' a variable to gain use of the table.
>>
>>e.g.
>>
>>x = tablename
>>use x
>>
>>(What's really bothersome is that I used to know how to do this. galldangit!! :-)
>
>Use name expression, e.g.
>

>use (m.x)

...but preferably with an alias of your own choice, or else you would need to grab the alias() immediately afterwards.