>>Make sure that the tables are EXCLUDED from the exe....! If they are "burnt" into the exe, VFP will always use them instead of the external tables.
>>
>>>So my app/exe was running fine yesterday.
>>>This morning I started the computer, VFP and 'access denied' for every table.
>>>I set exclusive off and even tried to unlock a record and am out of ideas for recovering access.
>>>
>>>After this message is sent, I'll shut down the computer and re start it and try again.
>
>There was an instance of VFP running (in the task manager) that conflicted with what I was trying to do. The restart fixed the problem.


For thirty years there have been immortal words from Microsoft whenever you experience a problem with your computer: “Reboot”! One term I have not heard for a while is, “Blue Screen of Death”!

Computers are fun – sometimes.

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