I assume you're trying to create a text file. Putting .txt on the end of the file won't do it. You're just creating a dbf with a .txt extension. Take a look at the help for COPY to see your options for file type. You'll probably want DELIMITED or SDF.

>I have the following line of code in a prg:
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>select invmain
>copy to myfile.txt
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>The first run through, it works great.
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>Subsequent runs, I get an error stating that myfile.txt is part of a database. Is this even possible? What am I doing wrong?
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>David McInnis