>Is it possible to have one particular DBF default to open Shared, but have all of the others default to opening Exclusive? In other words, if I forget to type "SHARED" after
>USE ThisDBF.DBF
>
>it would still open Shared, but all of my other DBF's would open Exclsuive if I type
>USE OtherDBF.DBF
>
>without typing "EXCLUSIVE"?
>

If it's in a DBC, you might be able to do something with the BeforeOpenTable and AfterOpenTable events. Maybe SET EXCL OFF in Before... and ON in After... You'll have to check that it's the table you're interested in.

Tamar