Hey Hello John:
to answer your question yes I still get the error
this is the testing code I am using

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CLOSE DATABASES
OPEN DATABASE first
USE onetab1 && Open customer table
CLEAR
BEGIN TRANSACTION
? 'Transaction level '
?? TXNLEVEL( )
BEGIN TRANSACTION
? 'Transaction level '
?? TXNLEVEL( )
END TRANSACTION
END TRANSACTION


mark oliva


>Hi Mark -----
>
>BEGIN TRANS
> ?TXNLEVEL()=1
>BEGIN TRANS
> ?TXNLEVEL()=2
>END TRANS
> ?TXNLEVEL()=1
>END TRANS
> ?TXNLEVEL()=0
>
>This is how it's supposed to go. Do you get this error even when you *know* you only have one open TRANS?