>>>Well... if you opened the file in the default data session, and run the above code in the private data session of the form, they should all return .f.
>>>
>>>That is the point of a private data session.
>>>
>>>BOb
>>
>>Well, if you want use common sense on me. < g >
>>
>>So I want to open the table exclusively. How do I tell if it's in use?
>
>Roi,
>
>If you track the data sessions in use, you can find what files are open in each with AUSED().

Hi George,

Right, I knew that. The hurricane must be impairing my electro-magnetic brain functions today.

Actually the fopen gig seems to be working and is fairly simple. Thanks.