>Yes, it's the way SQL select works in foxpro. You can use USED() function to check if a table is already open
IF NOT USED("mytable")
> USE Mytable IN 0
>ENDIF
>SELECT Mytable
Faster with: USE IN SELECT("MyTable")
You can also keep the table open, and USE AGAIN.
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>>Hi,
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>>There is something I don't understand un VFP. I colect some data from a free table with a SQL command (SELECT * FROM mytable INTO CURSOR c1) I can get other data from the same table with SQL command into other cursors (c2, c3, ...) but I can't open my table with the USE command, I get error 'File in use'
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>>Is it normal that SQL keep the table open ?
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>>Thanks
>>Thierry
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