Actually, use closes the alias, not necessarily the table.
For example:
USE sometable
USE sometable AGAIN ALIAS times2 in 0
USE IN times2
The alias, times2, is gone but sometable is still in use.

>Hrm,
>
>So USE IN myAlias would close the table myAlias? Such an odd way to do the job, but if it works it works. Thanks a ton for the fast reply.
>
>Bryan Smith