Steve,
BOb Archer had a probable reason for your error, but instead of REMOVE TABLE and CREATE TABLE why not just ZAP the data? Or even DELETE ALL if you have a regular PACK procedure.

Barbara

>Program Error -
>The name dirtxt is already used for another object. Please choose a different name.
>
>I want to know why I get this error.
>
>Here is my code:
>* I am doing a DIR TO command and making the result into a .DBF file.
>* Thus, taking a list of files in a directory and putting them in a table.
>CD \MYDIR\MYFILES
>DIR TO \MYDIR\MYFILES\DIR.TXT
>
>IF FILE('\MYDIR\MYFILES\DIRTXT.DBF')
> REMOVE TABLE dirtxt DELETE
>ENDIF
>
>CREATE TABLE dirtxt (textline c(80)) && THIS IS WHERE I GET THE ERROR!
>...
>...
>...
>* Then I take the table and select it and read it and process the filenames in the DIRTXT table that I create above.
>
>I don't use the name for another object as far as I can tell. Any ideas? THANKS!