A dbf is usually kept open for some time, which makes it vulnerable. An XML-file is usually only open for a very short time, so it is typically NOT vulnerable, like when you use XMLToCursor().

>What I mean is if you have an XML on the server and the VFP code (e.g. XMLTOCURSOR()) converts it to a cursor (which is pretty much the same as DBF but is stored in local drive), would server SMB affect it?
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>Because I do get the error messages similar to what Cyrus got "cannot read a file". And I thought that if I were to convert all DBF files that are stored on the server to XML, maybe it would eliminate the problem.
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>>How do you convert XML into a DBF without opening a DBF?
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>>>PMFJI, do you know if SMB affects VFP converting XML file to a DBF? Or it is only when VFP application opens DBF/FTP files?