>>handle = fopen("mydbf.dbf",12) && Try a RW open
>>if handle > 0 && Not in use elsewhere
>>   =fclose(handle)
>>   use mydbf exclusive
>>endif
>
>Much more elegant than what I did, which <b>was</b>:
>
>local lcOldError, llFailed
>lcOldError = on('error')
>on error llFailed = .t.
>use mytable excl
>if !empty(lcOldError)
>   on errer &lcOldError
>else
>   on error
>endif