>>I am new to SDT and have a basic question. I am developing a VMP4 app and am >>using SDT. I have added a form to the app that will perform a backup of all >>data files (using the article "clBackRest" by Chad J. Lemmer in the April >>2000 issue of FoxTalk). The backup works ok but will not copy the various SDT >>tables. Are these even supposed to be open when the application exe is >>runnning? If so, is there any convenient way to close them all say with a >>single command.

Hi Stan
Sound like the class DBCXmgr is running. Close it down and it should close your meta table along with it. Then when you are done backing up your app open it back up. That should take care of your proplem.

Bill