>>Hello,
>>
>>I can't understand why the following code does not work:
>>
>> if used('selhdr.dbf')
>> else
>> use selhdr in 0 exclu
>> endif
>>
>>I know that the table is being used in a workarea, yet it falls right through the first statement and tries to open the file again - thus causing an error. I've tried
>>
>> IF !used("selhdr.dbf")
>>
>> and that doesn't work either. Is there something in the environment that I'm failing to see, or something about the way this command works that I'm not aware of?
>>
>
>USED takes the Alias, not the filename.

e.g. if used('selhdr')
else
use selhdr in 0 exclu
endif