> > > I opened one instance of FoxPro 5.0 and issued OPEN DATABASE {name} > > > > I then issued the command USE {name}.DBC, and got the "File is in use" > > error. > > > > I then opened a second instance and issued USE {name}.DBC, followed by > > BROWSE, and everything worked. > > > > If it let another instance open it, it means it's not open exclusively, > so you should try > sele 0 > USE {name}.DBC again alias anything_else_just_not_the_same_name > > Works for me, even while the .dbc is still open in the database designer > window. Weird. I tried issuing these two lines, and came up with the "File is in use" error open data caselog shared use caselog.dbc shared alias anything_else --