I've put the code below, I do this with 3 files, all in the same way, use the file, do something very quickly over 10-12 lines of code and then unuse the file at the end. The NWC table is in use from the data environment in company 1 but the other folder has a NWC so the reference I use is NW_NWC to avoid complications. The othercompanyNWC variable holds the path to the other file \\serverz\main_folder\company2\table_NWC but I don't move the default folder.
One other user who does not use the 2 systems has reported problems when using foxit pdf. They installed it and started to use it, but when she prints to the foxitpdf and saves the file on the desktop it seems to mess up the application like the default folder has been changed.

SELECT 0
USE &othercompanyNWC ALIAS 'NW_NWC'
SELECT NW_NWC

SEEK mcallnum ORDER CMA_calnum
IF FOUND()
	IF CMA_stage = "20"
		REPLACE CMA_stage WITH "23"
	ELSE
		WAIT WINDOW "Stage not 20 in Other Company" TIMEOUT 3
	ENDIF
ELSE
	* should not happen
	WAIT WINDOW "Cannot find original transaction" TIMEOUT 3
ENDIF

SELECT NW_NWC
USE

~M

>The only thing that comes to mind, assuming that you are doing some form of
>
>Select thattable
>use
>
>Could there be a changing of the default directory?
>
>
>>Hi all,
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>>I hit a problem today that puzzles me. I have a customer with 2 different applications but both have the same table structure behind them, just in different folders. The relevant tables are in the data environment of each. However I made a change today where in program1 I use the table1 from the folder containing program2, update a field and then use the table to release it. However when further processing was done in program1 it continued to update fields in the folder for program2. any ideas?
>>
>>~M