If you use my code to create your error table, then you could write our function to SEEK the error number and return the message.

>Not quite what I meant... I need something like:
>
>lcMessage = GetErrMess(3)
>
>The result would be: lcMessage = "File is in use".
>
>Thanks,
>
>Michelle
>
>>Simple example:
>>

>>private pcErrMsg
>>on error pcErrMsg=message()
>>