>Hi Larry,
>I don't think all this ON ERROR Failed=.T.--Reset the Error Handler is the way to go. I would do this:
>

>oUse = NEWOBJECT("UseTable", "Data.VCX")
>WITH oUse
>   .Alias = "Employee"
>   .UseClause = 'EXCLUSIVE'
>   RetVal = .Open()
>ENDWITH
>RETURN m.RetVal
>

>You know if the Open returns False, the file was not opened. You can
>then get oUse.ErrorMessage to display the reason, if it's important.
>
>This class has it's own error method to let us know about a failed USE. It knows how to determine the path. One reaon for OOP is we code once, really well, and re-use the functionality. Everytime I use a table, I can control the situation without too much thought. I need that!

So if Open() fails, it won't trigger the error handler?

Hmmm