>I just can't remember how to do this today, perhaps someone can help.
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>I know that USED("Table") will return a .T. if I am already using the Table, but what if I start another instance of VFP and want to see if that Table.dbf is actually in use by another application (in this instance another VFP that is running).
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>What would I use to determine this?
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>Thanks in advance.....

use table exclusive will fail if anybody else has the table open.