>Timothy-
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>>Do you need exclusive use of a file if you have it open and want to copy certain records to another dbf? When you want to 'append from fiel A', is it true File A can't be opened by someone else?
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>With all due respect, have you tried it for yourself? Open two instances of FoxPro, use Table A in one, and then try to append from Table A in the other.
I was talking with respect to network shares. But I tried your example and a no go. Is having 2 instances of foxpro open on 1 machine simulate network conditions?
My goal is to be able to create a temp dbf from a number of other dbf's whcih very well may be open by other folks here. The copy to command might work?
"Build a man a fire, and he's warm for a day.
Set a man on fire, and he's warm for the rest of his life."
