>>>Try
>>>
>>>close all
>>>
>>>Then
>>>
>>>modify database
>>>
>>>Tom
>>
>>I agree with Tom's recommendation, however; you
>>have to be sure to also set exclusive on. In
>>addition, if your project is open, you should
>>probably close it.
>>
>>If I get the symptoms you get, I usually do the
>>following:
>>
>>CLOSE ALL
>>CLEAR ALL
>>RELEASE ALL
>>SET EXCLU ON
>>OPEN DATABASE databasename
>>MODI DATABASE
>
>Jim
>
>
>Sounds easier to just quit VFP & then restart it!
>(Just joking!!!!)
>
>Comediam Tom

It was "set exclusive on" that did it. I somehow resaved my default options with "exclusive" set to "off" from its normal "on" and that threw me a curv