John,

CLOSE ALL will clear the file handles that you have still hanging around. You can also use DISP STAT to show you the handles open.

You might want to switch to using FILETOSTR() and ALINES() instead of using the LLFF.

>I open a file with this code.
>cFileName = GETFILE('MCP', 'Data files:', 'Open', 1, 'Select a Data File')
>nHandle = FOPEN(cFileName)
>
>and cFileName will hold C:\AMCP2\DOWNLOAD\APX0912.MCP but I will get a -1
>return to nHandle which indicates it failed. But how could this be. I pass it the path and all. I notice foxpro returns path commands with a backslash on
>the end of the string. Like CURDIR() and so forth. Is there something I should
>know about foxpro's ways in dealing with directory commands. Thanks for any help.