>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I ran across this problem in Fpw26 and wondered if its another of those 'By Design' problems.
>>>
>>>1. use FCREATE() to create a file in a session of Fox
>>>2. Attempt to delete the file from explorer - you can't.
>>>3. Run up another session of Fox and use the DELETE FILE command
>>>
>>>It deletes the file!! - Why should this be? - the two sessions of Fox shouldn't be connected.
>>>
>>>Does this happen in VFP?
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>>Doesn't happen in VFP 6 SP3.
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>>Are you saying that while the file is still open in FP, it allows you to use DELETE FILE on it? Does it work in the same FP session? It shouldn't...
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Not in the same session but from a different session you can do it. Interestingly you can continue to write to file handle you got :) Of course I don't know how you would later find those writes (goen with the wind).
>Cetin

I would say this qualifies as a bug.