>>Why should I issue AGAIN ALIAS if USED() returns .F.?
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>>Doesn't it looks like a bug?
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>Renato,
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>It doesn't look like a bug to me. I always use the again keyword becuase USED() checks for the ALIAS naming being in use not whether the DBF is open with some other alias name.

That's right, Jim.

> USE Customer ALIAS Cust
> IF USED("Customer") && returns .F. but customer.dbf is open

Now suppose you are within a Private DataSession and you know "Customer" dbf is not opened there (In other words, there are no alias names related to that table). Then, shouldn't you faithfully and happily issue: USE customer ?

Well it returns me a "File is in USE" when it's not really in use at that specific DataSession (just remembering that it only happens when the table is not available in the Data directory; it's included into the Project).