>Fred,
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>Yeah I finally got all my systems off the earlier SP3 release and am using .8492 everywhere now. I'm working from home today so I can't redo the test case, I've been blessed to have never even installed a 2.x version on my notebook. *g* I'll test it again when I get to the office.
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At least now we're on the same page. < g > If you are able to reproduce a scenario where the file is no longer readable in 2.6, I'd like to hear about. But it won't be too much longer before I won't care any more, since about 90% of our customer base is already running our VFP versions.