Hi Doug,

Actually I just figured that out and I think Im all set.
I have the form running that shows a list of the tables
with the All Tables and Pack checboxes.
It would be nice if the results of the reindex showed
on the screen if the reindex failed (if the files cannot be opened exclusively)

I have been able to get this to work if I reindex an individual file as follows :
success=oMeta.oSDTMgr.Reindex('contacts')
if success=.f.
=messagebox("File in use. Try later",16,"WARNING")
endif

Is there a way to do this for the form with the list of tables ?

Thanks for you help
Carmel