Vlad,

So how would you define this, if not as a "bug". . .

As you know, FP/VFP will use the table name as the alias when no alias is specified.

With a table named "3CHR" one does *not* get the alias of 3CHR, ostensibly because, as you said, an alias *must* start with a alpha character or a underscore.
So we have an "incomaptability" between USE and ALIAS in some cases. Is this a "bug"????

Cheers,
Jim N

>>>Have you tried renaming the libraries like this:
>>>
>>>VCX_1500.vcx and VCX_2360.vcx
>>>
>>>and then accessing them?
>>>
>>>This reminds me of using sys(3) to generate a unique name which
>>>turns out to be a numberic name. When foxpro uses it, it gives
>>>it an alias like A OR C, etc.
>>
>>Carl,
>>
>>What we did was issue a
>>SET CLASSLIB TO 2360 ALIAS C2360
>>
>>That works.
>>
>>However, anothere interesting tidbit is the fact that you cannot issue
>>SET CLASSLIB TO 2360C
>>
>>You get a syntax error.
>>
>>Wayne
>
>As far as I know, this is an old problem in FoxPro. But this is not a bug, since an ALIAS must start with a letter or underscore.
>
>Vlad