David,
Thanks for the reply. You're right, I should be checking for the file's existence to ensure all is well. That done, however, the problem still remains. I won't be able to get into his office until the weekend -- but I am sure I'll be able to figure out the problem once I get there.
Julie

> You should check the return values from things like Open() to see if it >acuatlly did open the file. You may have a
> filename or pathing error. You can use the VFP FILE() function to check for >the file existence before trying to
> open it.