>We have set up some processes that run automatically at night and once in a while someone has a table open at the time we are trying to use it and I am looking for a way to detect if the file is already being used exclusively. We can detect if the table is there but not if it is being accessed exclusively. Is there a way to do that.
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>Thanks
>Todd
Try with something like:

lError = .F.
on error lError = .T.
use MyTable exclusive

if lError
   ? 'could not open table exclusively'
else
   * regular processing
endif